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B-296533 1 (2005-08-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaczeq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I G A 0Comptroller General X, MAccountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: Jess Bruner Fire Suppression File: B-296533 Date: August 19, 2005 Todd A. Plimpton, Esq., Belanger & Plimpton, for the protester. Byron W. Waters, Esq., Department of Agriculture, 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 posting of a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation conducted under simplified acquisition procedures on the Federal Business Opportunities Internet site did not deprive the protester of an opportunity to compete for a contract for fire engine services to be provided in a particular national forest where the pre-solicitation notice and solicitation were accessible on the Internet site by searching by geographic location. DECISION Jess Bruner Fire Suppression protests the award of a contract to any other vendor under request for quotations (RFQ) No. R5SCO605049, issued by the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, for regional fire engine support. Bruner argues that the agency did not properly post the pre-solicitation notice and solicitation to the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) Internet site or specifically solicit Bruner, even though it had previously provided this type of services, thus denying Bruner an opportunity to compete for a contract. We deny the protest. The Forest Service has long fought wildland fires using in-house resources as well as those from other federal and state entities. The work required is performed in forest and rangeland environments with steep terrain where surfaces may be extremely uneven, rocky, covered with thick tangled vegetation, and under extreme temperatures accompanied by smoke and dust. The Forest Service uses wildland fire engines in fighting these fires, which it has obtained in part through private contractors. RFP at 58.

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