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B-276506 1 (1997-05-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafyr0001 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: Technology Services International, Inc. File: B-276506 Date: May 21, 1997 Nancy 0. Dix, Esq., and Mary E. Shallman, Esq., Gray, Cary, Ware, and Freidenrich, for the protester. John E. Lariccia, 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's technical evaluation, and source selection based upon that evaluation, are unreasonable where the agency evaluated the awardee's proposal with the highest rating under a significant quality control technical subfactor, even though the awardee's proposal did not submit a detailed work scheduling system as contemplated by this subfactor. DECISION Technology Services International, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Oahu Tree Experts under request for proposals (RFP) No. F64605-96-R-0046, issued by the Department of the Air Force, for grounds maintenance services, at Iickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Technology Services challenges the evaluation of proposals and the best value award decision. We sustain the protest. The RFP, issued October 18, 1996, contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract for grounds maintenance services at Hickam Air Force Base for a 6-month base period with 5 option years. The RFP included a performance work statement (PWS), which detailed the work requirements. The RFP advised offerors that this was a performance based contract, and that the agency will no longer tell the contractor how to do the job, but will provide performance standards while the contractor will provide the how to. In this regard, the PWS stated that the contractor's technical proposal, and any subsequent negotiated changes thereto, would be incorporated into the contract upon award, and the commitments made thereto shall be binding upon the offeror.

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