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B-272340 1 (1996-09-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaeit0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Advanced Elevator Services, Inc. File: B-272340; B-272340.2 Date: September 26, 1996 Rene' A. Marques for the protester. Scarlett D. Grose, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Paula A. Williams, Esq., John Van Schaik, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest by small business that solicitation for elevator/escalator maintenance services, which combines the services on a regional basis rather than on a local basis as was previously done, unduly restricts competition is denied because the agency is not required to separately obtain these services where the agency's overall needs can be most effectively provided through a consolidated procurement approach. DECISION Advanced Elevator Services, Inc., a small business, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. GS06P96GXC0029, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) for multiple region elevator/escalator maintenance services. The protester contends that the RFP is unduly restrictive because it combines these services, which were previously awarded on a local basis, into multiple region groups by equipment manufacturer, thereby excluding small business participation. We deny the protest. Prior to the issuance of the RFP, GSA established a Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) team to study various methods to improve and streamline the procurement process for elevator maintenance services while reducing overall costs. The BPR team solicited the views of major elevator manufacturers, small businesses, other industry organizations, and regional procurement officials within GSA and other federal agencies. The BPR team examined several approaches to the delivery of these services, including the advantages and disadvantages of contracting on a nationwide, regional, or local basis. The BPR concluded that nationwide elevator maintenance contracting was the approach best suited to 1008926

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