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B-415421,B-415421.2 1 (2017-12-28)

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GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                  Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                            of the United States
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                                            DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
                                          The decision issued on the date below was subject to
Decision                                  a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
                                          been approved for public release.


Matter of:   Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.

File:        B-415421 ; B-415421.2

Date:        December 28, 2017

Douglas L. Patin, Esq., Lisa A. Markman, Esq., Sarah S. Osborne, Esq., and Aron C.
Beezley, Esq., Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, for the protester.
Joseph G. Martinez, Esq., K. Tyler Thomas, Esq., Tess E. Gosda, Esq., and Thomas F.
Rath, Esq., Dentons US LLP, for Flatiron/Dragados/Sukut JV, the intervenor.
Alfred L. Faustino, Esq., Amanda R. Fuller, Alarice R. Hansberry, Esq., Annette B. Kuz,
Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency.
Robert T. Wu, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest challenging the evaluation of proposals under various non-price and price
factors, as well as the best-value tradeoff decision, is denied where the record shows
that the evaluation was reasonable and in accordance with the terms of the solicitation.
DECISION

Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., of Vancouver, Washington, protests the award of a
contract to Flatiron/Dragados/Sukut Joint Venture (FDS) by the Department of the
Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), under request for proposals (RFP)
No. W91238-17-R-0006 for construction services. Kiewit challenges various aspects of
the evaluation of proposals and the best-value tradeoff decision.

We deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

The RFP, issued on March 30, 2017, sought proposals for the construction of the
Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project, as well as dams and spillway under
phase II of the project at Lake Isabella, California. RFP at 72. Proposals were to be
evaluated on a best-value tradeoff basis, considering price, and the following non-price
factors listed in descending order of importance: technical plan for excavation and
earthwork; management approach; experience and capability; technical plan for

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