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B-406024.3 1 (2012-06-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadozr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O0 Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability 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. D e c i s i o n L .-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .. Matter of: Kevcon, Inc. File: B-406024.3 Date: June 18, 2012 Lawrence M. Prosen, Esq., Andrew N. Cook, Esq., and John P. Estep, Esq., K&L Gates, LLP, for the protester. Laurence P. Lubka, Esq., Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling & Mah, Inc., for R.E.M. Construction Co., an intervenor. Shaquana L. Cooper, Esq., Charlma Quarles, Esq., and Phillipa L. Anderson, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Tania Calhoun, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency improperly evaluated proposals is denied where the record shows the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation and applicable procurement statutes and regulations. DECISION Kevcon, Inc., of Escondido, California, protests the award of a contract to R.E.M. Construction Co., of Pasadena, California, under request for proposals (RFP) No. VA-1 01-11 -RP-0021, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the construction of a 3.3 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic system at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System Medical Center in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Kevcon argues that the agency improperly evaluated both firms' proposals. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, issued on June 7, 2011, contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract for the provision of all labor, materials, supplies, transportation, equipment, and supervision necessary to provide a photovoltaic system. The system will be comprised of one 1.5 MW solar farm on approximately 10 acres with ground mounted single or dual axis tracking solar panels. The system will also include four

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