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B-274766 1 (1997-01-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafrc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Advanced American Diving Service, Inc. File: B-274766 Date: January 2, 1997 Tamara H. Lewis, Esq., and Joseph A. Yazbeck, Jr., Esq., Allen, Yazbeck & O'Halloran, for the protester. Margaret S. Easton, Esq., and David C. Groff, Esq., Groff & Murphy, for Fletcher General, Inc., an intervenor. John Breiling, Esq., and Robert C. Turner, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Marie Penny Ahearn, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency improperly evaluated protester's alternate design proposal for bulkheads as technically unacceptable and impermissibly made award on the basis of initial proposals is denied, where record shows agency reasonably concluded that the proposal contained informational deficiencies so significant that it did not demonstrate the technical feasibility of the design, and award to lowest-priced, technically acceptable offeror without discussions was consistent with the solicitation. DECISION Advanced American Diving Service, Inc. (AAD) protests the rejection of its lowest- priced proposal as unacceptable and the award of a contract to Fletcher General, Inc., under request for proposals (RFP) No. DACW57-96-R-0030, issued by the Army Corps of Engineers for fabrication/installation of two floating bulkheads (to dewater spillway bay work areas) and construction of flow deflectors/pier extensions at the John Jay Lock and Dam, Klickitat County, Washington. AAD challenges the agency's determination that its proposed alternate design for the bulkheads was not supported by sufficient information, rendering its proposal technically unacceptable. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, which contemplated an award of a fixed-price contract, permitted offers of either government or contractor designed bulkheads, and contained three 52312

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