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B-276075 1 (1997-05-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafxg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Ouachita Mowing, Inc. File: B-276075; B-276075.2 Date: May 8, 1997 Lynda Troutman O'Sullivan, Esq., Kenneth S. Kramer, Esq., James M. Weitzel, Jr., Esq., and Anne B. Perry, Esq., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, for the protester. Alan M. Grayson, Esq., and Michael A. Lewis, Esq., Alan M. Grayson & Associates, for R&D Maintenance, Inc., an intervenor. Larry E. Beall, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that agency improperly determined that protester proposed too few hours to perform contract satisfactorily is denied where protester merely asserts that its approach would permit it to perform with the number of hours it proposed, and does not explain what that approach is, or how it would enable the protester to complete all required tasks satisfactorily with the hours proposed. 2. Agency held meaningful discussions with protester regarding low proposed man- hours where agency pointed out during discussions its concern that protester's man- year was based on 1,992 hours rather than the standard 2,080 hours; this was sufficient to indicate agency's general concern that proposed hours were too low, and when protester reduced its proposed hours further in its best and final offer, agency was not required to reopen discussions and address the problem again. 3. Agency properly awarded contract to higher cost offeror with technically superior proposal, where it reasonably determined that low cost protester might not be able to perform satisfactorily with the number of man-hours it proposed. DECISION Ouachita Mowing, Inc. protests the award of a contract to R&D Maintenance Services, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. DACW01-96-R-0065, issued by the Army Corps of Engineers for the operation and maintenance of recreational facilities at Lake Sidney Lanier in Buford, Georgia. We deny the protest. 933414

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