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B-279221 1 (1998-05-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahrx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a I GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: Ideal Electronic Security Company File: B-279221; B-279221.2 Date: May 19, 1998 Kenneth Martin, Esq., Martin & Rylander, for the protester. Joseph P. Hornyak, Esq., and Drew W. Marrocco, Esq., Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, for SCIENTECH, Inc., an intervenor. Diane M. Canzano, Esq., Department of the Treasury, for the agency. Linda C. Glass, Esq., and Paul I. Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that contracting agency improperly failed to evaluate proposals reasonably and in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation criteria is denied where the record does not support the allegations; a protester's mere disagreement with the agency's conclusions does not render the evaluation unreasonable. 2. Allegation that agency misled protester to curtail price reduction in its best and final offer (BAFO) is denied where record shows that the protester was merely advised that its price was competitive and its escalation rates appeared reasonable and within anticipated increases; protester's determination as to what extent to lower its BAFO price reflects its own business judgment. DECISION Ideal Electronic Security Company protests the award of a contract to SCIENTECH, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. BEP-98-05(N), issued by the Department of Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) for the acquisition of the BEP security system maintenance, installation, operation, and engineering support services. Ideal challenges the agency's evaluation of Ideal's proposal and asserts that the agency conducted misleading discussions which caused Ideal not to lower its final price to the full extent that it could have. We deny the protest. The BEP security system consists of a Monitor Dynamics Inc. (MDI) access control and intrusion detection security system (ACAMS), American Dynamics Closed Circuit Television System (CCTV) and an Imaging Technology Corporation (ITC)

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