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Agency Mangled the Evaluation. Why Didn’t GAO Recommend a Redo?

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The protester argued that the agency unreasonably downgraded its proposal for failing to submit resumes for "surge staff" who were never designated as key personnel in its proposal, and that the agency botched the price assessment.

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