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B-274289.2 1 (1996-12-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaelh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE A protected decision was issued on the date below and was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This version has been redacted or approved by the parties involved for public release. Matter of: Professional Services Group, Inc. File: B-274289.2 Date: December 19, 1996 Stan Hinton, Esq., and Paul W. Searles, Esq., Baker & Botts, for the protester. Rand McMains, Esq., International Boundary and Water Commission United States and Mexico, for the agency. Charles W. Morrow, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency failed to conduct meaningful discussions with the protester where during discussion the agency did not reasonably inform the protester that its proposed staffing was considered inadequate. DECISION Professional Services Group, Inc. (PSG) protests the award of a contract to Wheelabrator EOS, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. 96-11, issued by the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), for operation and maintenance of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant.1 PSG protests that it did not receive meaningful discussions. We sustain the protest. The RFP, issued on March 14, 1996, contemplated the award of a firm, fixed-price, contract, for a base period with 4 option years. The evaluation scheme in the RFP 1The plant is a 25 million gallon per day facility located in San Diego County, California that treats wastewater originating in Tijuana, Baja California del Norte, Mexico, under the authority of the USIBWC. 43724

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