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B-293543,B-293543.2,B-293544,B-293544.2,B-293544.3,B-293544.4 1 (2004-04-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaczfu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Il im G A 0Comptroller General . . Accountability * Integrity Reliability of the United States United States General Accounting Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Decision Matter of: Citrus College; KEI Pearson, Inc. File: B-293543; B-293543.2; B-293544; B-293544.2; B-293544.3; B-293544.4 Date: April 9, 2004 William F. Savarino, Esq., Catherine K. Kroll, Esq., Rowena E. Laxa, Esq., and John J. O'Brien, Esq., Cohen Mohr, for the protesters. David H. Turner, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Scott H. Riback, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that agency improperly made award to firm that submitted proposal that did not comply with solicitation's computer hardware requirement is denied where nothing in the solicitation required a detailed description of offered hardware and awardee did not take exception to requirement in its proposal. 2. Protest that agency engaged in unequal discussions by having negotiations with awardee, but not with protester, about acceptable aspects of their proposals is denied where record shows that agency's query to awardee was a clarification request, in response to which awardee did not change its proposal. DECISION Citrus College and KEI Pearson, Inc. protest the award of two contracts to Central Texas College (CTC) under request for proposals (RFP) Nos. N00140-03-R-2734 (RFP 34) and N00140-03-R-2735 (RFP 35), issued by the Department of the Navy to acquire educational services for service personnel stationed aboard ships and at other remote locations. The protesters assert that in both acquisitions the agency misevaluated proposals and made an unreasonable source selection decision. We deny the protests. Both solicitations are for post-secondary educational services to be provided to sailors stationed either on board ships or at remote locations. RFP 34 was for the provision of instructor-led course work and contemplates the contractor furnishing personnel to travel on board Naval vessels to teach courses. RFP 34 was set aside for participation by historically black colleges and universities and minority

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