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B-265793 1 (1995-12-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptacfc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Pressure Technology, Inc. File: B-265793 Date: December 29, 1995 Michael H. Higgins for the protester. Robert S. Chichester, Esq., Environmental Protection Agency, 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 1. Agency conducted meaningful discussions by apprising the protester of the significant evaluated weaknesses in its technically acceptable proposal; agency is not obligated to discuss every aspect of a technically acceptable proposal that receives less than the maximum score. 2. Protest that agency improperly applied unstated evaluation criterion by considering offerors' availability of key personnel is denied where proposal was not downgraded in this regard. 3. Agency reasonably concluded that award should be made to the technically superior offeror in a best value procurement, notwithstanding the cost premium involved, where the solicitation stated that technical considerations were more important than cost and awardee's proposal was considered technically superior to a less costly proposal. DECISION Pressure Technology, Inc. (PTI) protests the award of a contract to EDO Corporation under request for proposals (RFP) No. C500071T1, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for improved specific energy pressure vessels for hybrid vehicle applications. PTI contends that the EPA conducted inadequate discussions and misevaluated PTI's proposal. We deny the protest. The RFP, issued on December 9, 1994, contemplated the award of a cost-plus-fixed- fee contract for a base year, with a 1-year option. Offerors were instructed to submit separate technical and cost proposals. The RFP stated that award would be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the RFP would be the most advantageous to the government, cost and other factors considered. Cost was 11131229

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