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B-408950 1 (2013-12-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpzj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: IJC Corporation File: B-408950 Date: December 31, 2013 Pete Kashulines, for the protester. Heather M. Self, Esq., Department of Agriculture, for the agency. Frank Maguire, Esq., Kenneth Kilgour, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of past performance is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably considered the protester's and awardee's performance records in accordance with the solicitation criteria. DECISION IJC Corporation (IJC), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern in Windham, New Hampshire, protests the Department of Agriculture's award of a contract to Drainpipe Plumbing and Solar, of Pahoa, Hawaii, under request for proposals (RFP) No. AG-9AD6-S-13-0004, for plumbing work at Laupahoehoe Science and Education Center, Hilo, Hawaii. The protester asserts that the agency improperly evaluated IJC's past performance. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The contract requirement includes the excavation and backfill of approximately 1,950 linear feet of trench; the supply and installation of various water lines, two water catchment tanks, and sewer lines; the preparation and coordination for various electrical conduits, as needed; and the complete pressure testing of all water lines prior to backfill. RFP § C. The RFP provided for the award of a fixed- price contract to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the government, considering price and past performance, with price being more important. Id. §§ L, M.

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