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B-270538.2 1 (1996-04-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadzn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: PMT Services, Inc. File: B-270538.2 Date: April 1, 1996 Susanne M. Kayser for the protester. Kenneth A. Martin, Esq., Riley & Artabane, for Moheat Environmental Services, Inc., an intervenor. Lou Ann Keenan-Killane, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Henry J. Gorczycki, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency's technical evaluation of an offeror's past performance of hazardous waste disposal contracts under the solicitation's past performance evaluation factor and selection of a substantially higher-price proposal for award is unreasonable where the agency did not meaningfully consider the complexity of the protester's prior contracts vis-a-vis the complexity of the contract to be awarded. DECISION PMT Services, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Moheat Environmental Services, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. SP4400-95-R-0016, issued by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), Defense Logistics Agency, for hazardous waste disposal services at DRMS offices in San Antonio and Fort Hood, Texas, and surrounding locations. PMT challenges the agency's evaluation of its past performance and the source selection decision. We sustain the protest. The RFP, issued as a total small business set-aside, provided for the award of a fixed-price requirements contract for an 18-month base period with 2 option years. The RFP identified 120 waste pickup sites, 9 different categories of waste, and the various sizes and types of containers in which waste would be disposed of under the contract. The RFP estimated that more than 2.1 million pounds of waste would be disposed of during the base period. Offerors were informed that proposals would be evaluated under three evaluation factors: technical, past performance, and price. Under the technical factor, proposals were to be evaluated on a go/no-go basis for compliance with stated RFP requirements, including requirements for waste treatment, disposal, and 22142

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