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B-281255 1 (1998-12-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahyf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Amdahl Corporation File: B-281255 Date: December 28, 1998 Karen Zucker, Esq., for the protester. Todd Hutchen, Esq., for IBM, Global Government Industry, an intervenor. Kavita Kalsy, Esq., Bureau of the Public Debt; and Roger D. Waldron, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agencies. Paul E. Jordan, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. In evaluating system-life cost under Federal Supply Schedule procurement for 36- month lease of computer equipment, agency properly used vendors' catalog prices for maintenance for years beyond the lease period, where solicitation advised vendors of this evaluation scheme. 2. Agency's technical evaluation of vendor quotations on computer systems was reasonable where performed in accordance with stated evaluation criteria and based on valid assessments of proposed systems. DECISION Amdahl Corporation protests the issuance of a delivery order to IBM under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 99-007, issued by the Bureau of the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, for a complimentary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processor. Amdahl challenges the order citing alleged flaws in the evaluation of quotations and in the price/technical tradeoff. We deny the protest. On August 12, 1998, Treasury issued the RFQ for a CMOS through a 36-month lease-to-own-plan (LTOP). The RFQ also included related requirements such as training, system manuals, publications, and a minimum warranty period. The RFQ specifically limited quotations to those under a General Services Administration (GSA) Nonmandatory Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), FSC Group 70, Part I, in conformity with the terms and conditions of the schedule. The RFQ set forth mandatory functional requirements and listed a number of six specific features which were desired, but not required. As a seventh desired feature, the RFQ

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