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B-270210 1 (1996-02-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadxj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Mathews Associates, Inc. File: B-270210 Date: February 20, 1996 Daniel W. Perreault for the protester. Joshua A. Kranzberg, Esq., and Thomas D. Carroll, Esq., Department of the Army, 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 Agency reasonably considered and evaluated the characteristics of offered rechargeable batteries in selecting the higher priced, technically superior proposal for award. DECISION Mathews Associates, Inc. protests the Department of the Army's award of a contract to Bren-Tronics, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. DAAB07-95-R-G305. Mathews asserts that the technical evaluation was unreasonable and that the resulting source selection was improper. We deny the protest. The agency issued the RFP on January 9, 1995, seeking proposals for a fixed-price, indefinite quantity, 4-year contract to provide quantities of five specified portable rechargeable battery systems. The statement of work (SOW) attached to the solicitation included a description of a portion of the battery requirement as BB-503/TAS, BB-516/U, BB-588/U and BB-590/U military rechargeable Nickel- Cadmium batteries or their replacement by rechargeable batteries of alternate design offering better value to the government. The SOW required the contractor to produce Nickel Cadmium batteries that would meet the requirements of military specification MIL-B-49436 revision B, or batteries of alternate design that would meet or exceed requirements proposed by the contractor and accepted by the government.' The SOW also listed certain minimum requirements that proposed alternate batteries must meet. 'MIL-B-49436 revision B is a performance specification currently used by the Army to purchase Nickel Cadmium rechargeable batteries. 802221

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