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B-291848 1 (2003-04-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacygq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I G A 0Comptroller General . .Accountability * Integrity Reliability of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Ballast Ham Dredging BV File: B-291848 Date: April 4, 2003 Simon Boon for the protester. Joseph A. Gonzales, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. John L. Formica, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency's evaluation of the protester's proposal as marginal under certain evaluation factors and selection of the awardee's higher-rated, slightly higher-priced proposal for the award of a contract for dredging were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION Ballast Ham Dredging BV protests the award of a contract to Van Oord ACZ Marine Contractors BV, under request for proposals (RFP) No. DACWO1-02-R-0067, issued by the Army Corps of Engineers, for maintenance dredging of the access channel to the Port of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Ballast Ham argues that the agency's evaluation of its proposal, and the selection of Van Oord's higher-priced proposal for award, were unreasonable. We deny the protest. The RFP provided for the award of a fixed-price contract for the dredging to be completed within 540 days. The successful contractor will provide all equipment, materials, and personnel to complete the dredging and dispose of the dredged materials in accordance with the terms of the RFP. The solicitation stated that award would be made to the offeror whose proposal represented the best value, considering price and the following evaluation factors listed (with one exception) in descending order of importance: specialized experience on similar type work; dredging equipment; dredging approach; key personnel experience and

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