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B-275395.2 1 (1997-04-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafuj0001 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: Trend Western Technical Corporation File: B-275395.2 Date: April 2, 1997 Richard B. Oliver, Esq., McKenna & Cuneo, L.L.P., for the protester. Marian E. Sullivan, Esq., and Andrew D. Fallon, Esq., Department of the Air Force, 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 selection of a higher-priced, higher technically rated offer instead of the low-priced, lower-rated offer was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation evaluation criteria which provided that all factors, when combined, were significantly more important than price, where the protester's proposed staffing levels were reasonably found to be low and insufficient. DECISION Trend Western Technical Corporation protests the award of a contract to TECOM, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. F05604-96-R-9006, issued by the Department of the Air Force, for base supply and vehicle operation and maintenance in support of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Trend Western objects to the evaluation of its proposal and the agency's best-value award determination. We deny the protest. The RFP, issued April 23, 1996, contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract on a best value basis to the offeror whose proposal best satisfied the specified requirements in light of the RFP's evaluation criteria. To this effect, the RFP stated: Three evaluation areas will be considered: technical, management and price. Technical and Management Areas are considered equal in importance and are significantly more important than cost or price. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Even though cost is

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