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B-404921 1 (2011-06-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbvt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: iL G A O Comptroller General fi.7!7 Accountabiity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: Western State Design File: B-404921 Date: June 27, 2011 Dennis Mack for the protester. David W. Altieri, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Paula A. Williams, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging agency's award decision and evaluation of firm's own proposal is denied where the record reflects that the selection decision and evaluation were consistent with the terms of the underlying solicitation. DECISION Western State Design (WSD) of Hayward, California protests the award of a contract to G. A. Braun, Inc. (Braun), of North Syracuse, New York under request for proposals (RFP) No. VA528-1 1-RP-0 105, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish and install commercial laundry equipment at the VA Medical Center in Buffalo, New York. WSD generally challenges the agency's evaluation of its proposal and the selection of a higher-priced proposal for award. We deny the protest. On February 3, 2011, the agency issued the subject solicitation contemplating the award of a fixed-price contract to deliver and install laundry equipment described as a medium production folder cross folder with large piece stacker machine within 14 days of contract award. Id. at 38, 47. Among other requirements, the offered 1 The protester is not represented by counsel therefore our discussion of some aspects of the procurement is general in nature in order to avoid disclosure of non- public information. Our conclusions, however, are based on our review of the entire record, including non-public information.

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