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B-262029 1 (1995-11-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptacds0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Ameriko, Inc. File: B-262029 Date: November 6, 1995 Christopher Solop, Esq., Ott & Purdy, for the protester. William A. Roberts III, Esq., Lee P. Curtis, Esq., and Brian A. Darst, Esq., Howrey & Simon, for Del-Jen, Inc., an interested party. Eric W. Hanger, Esq., and Diane D. Hayden, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Katherine I. Riback, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Allegation that agency improperly caused protester to increase its price in its best and final offer is denied where record shows only that protester was invited to provide a breakdown of the prices in question; protester's determination to increase its prices in response reflects its own business judgment. DECISION Ameriko, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Del-Jen, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. N44255-95-R-6046, issued by the Department of the Navy for base operating services for the Naval Station Everett Family Support Complex, Marysville, Washington. The protester contends that the Navy misled it during discussions into increasing its offered prices. We deny the protest. The RFP, issued on February 2, 1995, contemplated the award of a contract which consisted primarily of fixed-price line items, and also included a number of relatively small indefinite quantity line items, for a base year with 2 option years to provide base operating services, such as building and grounds maintenance, pest control and custodial services. The RFP advised that award would be made to the responsible offeror whose offer was most advantageous to the government and that technical merit and price were of equal importance. The RFP provided that technical proposals were to be evaluated under the subfactors of (1) experience and past performance; (2) proposed staffing; (3) resources; and (4) quality control, with the first subfactor equal to the total of all other subfactors, and the remaining subfactors of equal importance. 1211113

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