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B-272370 1 (1996-09-30)

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Comptroller General
of the United States
Washington, D.C. 20548

Decision



Matter of: Innovative Refrigeration Concepts

File:        B-272370

Date:        September 30, 1996

Roger K. Singh for the protester.
Matthew W. Bowman, Esq., Maj. Michael J. O'Farrell, Jr., and Col. Nicholas P.
Retson, Department of the Army, for the agency.
Paul E. Jordan, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest that agency's specifications for air conditioning chillers were overly
restrictive because they required a particular type of heat exchanger and digital
controller is denied where the agency reasonably found that these features reflected
its minimum needs as they would ensure less maintenance, more efficient cooling,
and more efficient troubleshooting and control of problems.
DECISION

Innovative Refrigeration Concepts (IRC) protests the amended specifications to
request for proposals (RFP) No. DABT23-96-R-0049, issued by the Department of the
Army for air cooled water chillers at Fort Knox, Kentucky. IRC contends that the
amended specifications are overly restrictive.

We deny the protest.

The RFP contemplated award of a firm, fixed-price contract for three 60-ton air
conditioning chillers, specified on a brand name Trane or equal basis. The RFP
listed a number of salient characteristics including a power control transformer, a
microprocessor controller, and a requirement that each unit be air cooled. These
chiller units are installed outside of buildings and operate to cool water that is then
pumped inside the building through the air conditioning system. Fort Knox has
approximately 400 chillers, some 15 to 30 of which are replaced annually. Award
was to be made to the low responsive, responsible offeror, but the RFP provided
for a 10-percent price evaluation preference for qualified small disadvantaged
business (SDB) offerors.


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