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B-270496 1 (1996-03-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadza0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: EBA Ernest Bland Associates File: B-270496 Date: March 13, 1996 Ernest Bland, EBA Ernest Bland Associates, for the protester. Paula J. Barton, Esq., Department of State, for the agency. Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency properly excluded protester from further consideration in procurement of architect-engineering services where agency reasonably downgraded the protester's submission consistent with the solicitation evaluation criteria and rated it tenth of the eighteen submissions. DECISION EBA Ernest Bland Associates protests the Department of State's decision to exclude that firm for further consideration for award of an architect-engineering (A-E) contract under solicitation No. S-FBOAD-95-R-0213. The procurement, conducted as a set-aside for small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. § 637(a) (1994), contemplated the award of two or three indefinite quantity contracts for computer assisted design and drafting (CADD) services. EBA contends that the agency improperly evaluated its qualifications and those of the offerors selected for further consideration. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND Generally, in acquiring A-E services, a contracting agency must publicly announce its requirements, evaluate the A-E performance data and qualification statements on file as well as those submitted in response to the announcement, and select at least three firms for discussions. Negotiations are first conducted with the highest- ranked firm. If the agency is unable to agree with that firm as to a fair and reasonable fee, negotiations are terminated and the second-ranked firm is invited to 815313

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