[Protest of USDA Lease for Office Space]

An individual protested a Department of Agriculture (USDA) lease award for office space, contending that USDA's continued bias against him translated to an unreasonable evaluation of his bid. GAO held that: (1) USDA reasonably evaluated the protester's bid in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation criteria; and (2) the protester failed to demonstrate that the allegedly biased official exerted improper influence in the procurement on behalf of the awardee or against the protester. Accordingly, the protest was denied.