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B-279585 1 (1998-06-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahsy0001 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 GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: IT Facilities Services File: B-279585 Date: June 29, 1998 Dorn C. McGrath III, Esq., Richard L. Moorhouse, Esq., and Christopher R. Yukins, Esq., Holland & Knight, for the protester. Thomas J. Madden, Esq., John J. Pavlick Jr., Esq., and Johana A. Reed, Esq., Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, for Rust Constructors, Inc., an intervenor. Maj. Jonathan C. Guden, Department of the Army, for the agency. Paula A. Williams, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest alleging that agency failed to conduct meaningful discussions with protester concerning its proposed staffing level is denied where written discussion questions reasonably apprised protester of the areas of staffing that were deficient, and it is clear from protester's responses to discussion questions that it understood the concerns being raised by the agency. 2. Agency reasonably adjusted protester's cost proposal upward for cost realism to reflect understaffing in protester's technical proposal in accordance with the solicitation. DECISION IT Facilities Services, a joint venture,1 protests the award of a contract to Rust Constructors, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. DABT31-97-R-0002, issued by the Department of the Army for facilities maintenance support services. ITFS alleges that it was not afforded meaningful discussions and challenges other aspects of the technical and cost evaluations. We deny the protest. 1ITFS's joint venture partners are IT Corporation and J&J Maintenance, Inc.; IT is the managing partner.

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