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GO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                           of the United States




Decision


Matter of: IJC Corporation

File:       B-415388

Date:       December 19, 2017

Peter Kashulines, IJC Corporation, for the protester.
James L. Weiner, Esq., and Dana-Marie Akpan, Esq., Department of the Interior, for the
agency.
Joshua R. Gillerman, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the protester's quotation is denied
where the record shows that the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent
with the solicitation and applicable statutes and regulations.

2. Protest challenging the agency's source selection decision selecting a technically
superior, higher-priced quotation is denied where the record shows that the agency's
best-value tradeoff was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
DECISION

IJC Corporation, of Windham, New Hampshire, protests the award of a contract to
NorCom Integrated System, Inc., of Destin, Florida, under request for quotations (RFQ)
No. R1 7PS01 020, issued by the Department of the Interior to supply and install a diesel
backup generator. The protester argues that the agency unreasonably evaluated its
quotation and made an unreasonable source selection decision.

We deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

The RFQ, issued on July 10, 2017, contemplated the award of a contract to supply and
install a 650 kilowatt (kW) diesel backup generator for the Morrow Point Power Plant
located on the Gunnison River in Gunnison, Colorado. Agency Report (AR), Tab 3,
RFQ at 39-41. The RFQ incorporated Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause
52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items, which indicated that award was to be made

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