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B-275066 1 (1997-01-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafte0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Neal R. Gross & Co., Inc. File: B-275066 Date: January 17, 1997 Ronald S. Perlman, Esq., Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, for the protester. Mary L. Johnson, Esq., National Mediation Board, for the agency. C. Douglas McArthur, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Where agency point of contact for evaluation of past performance, listed as a reference by both offerors, provided positive reference for the awardee and negative reference for protester, there is no basis for concluding that contracting officer's reliance upon the one reference in selection of an offeror was unreasonable, absent any basis for concluding that additional references listed by protester would have provided information outweighing the negative reference provided by the agency's own personnel. 2. Protester's assertion that its subcontractor bore responsibility for poor performance under its prior prime contract with the agency presents no basis for concluding that the agency unreasonably determined that the protester's performance under that contract was poor; the prime contractor under a government contract is generally responsible for the performance of its subcontractors. 3. Where solicitation for fixed-price requirements contract contained no estimated quantities and provided no method for evaluating price beyond advising that each line item would be given equal weight, post-award protest that solicitation failed to provide for adequate evaluation of price is untimely. DECISION Neal R. Gross & Co., Inc. protests the award of a contract to Ann Riley & Associates under a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the National Mediation Board for court reporting services. Gross contends that the selection decision was unreasonable and contrary to the selection criteria announced in the RFP. We deny the protest. 1148113

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