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B-292825 1 (2003-12-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacymx0001 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 D .. Decision Matter of: Dwight Tellier Church Organs, Inc. File: B-292825 Date: December 9, 2003 Dwight Tellier for the protester. Marilee D. Rosenberg, Esq., and Philip Kauffman, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency reasonably rejected protester's quotation and issued order to another vendor where protester's quotation failed to demonstrate compliance with stated requirements of solicitation. DECISION Dwight Tellier Church Organs, Inc. protests the rejection of its quotation and the issuance of a purchase order to Wolf Gang Music, Inc. under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 520-39-03, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for two church organs. We deny the protest. The RFQ, which was posted electronically on June 18, 2003, sought quotations for two church organs to be installed in the chapels of two VA health care facilities, one located in Biloxi, and the other in Gulfport, Mississippi. The RFQ set forth minimum specifications for each organ and provided that a failure to meet these requirements might result in rejection of the quotation. The RFQ further provided for award on a best value basis, with technical factors, consisting of compliance with specifications, location of dispatch office, and warranty, of slightly greater importance than price. Among the minimum specifications for both organs was a requirement for internal speakers, with two extra self-contained external speakers (with cabinets and relays). In addition, the minimum specifications for the Biloxi organ included a

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