[Protests of AID Contract Awards for Technical Support Services]

Two firms protested multiple Agency for International Development (AID) contract awards for technical assistance services, contending that AID: (1) used a selection methodology that was inconsistent with the solicitation specifications; (2) improperly made awards to lower ranked bidders; and (3) unreasonably evaluated the bidders' cost proposals. GAO held that: (1) AID reasonably made the awards in accordance with the solicitation specifications; (2) the protesters failed to protest the evaluation of the technical proposals and their respective rankings; and (3) AID reasonably determined that the awardees could perform the work at their proposed costs. Accordingly, the protests were denied.