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B-277428.3 1 (1997-10-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptagcj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: R.L. Ridgell Construction, Inc. File: B-277428.3 Date: October 8, 1997 Jeremy M. Griffin, Esq., Feith & Zell, P.C., for the protester. David A. Hearne, Esq., Outland, Gray, O'Keefe and Hubbard, for C.B.C. Enterprises, Inc., an intervenor. Vicki O'Keefe, Esq., and Cynthia Guill, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Jeanne W. Isrin, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that awardee failed to meet definitive responsibility criteria before receiving award is denied where (1) under terms of solicitation, one alleged criterion was in fact a performance obligation that could be met after award; and (2) record indicates that the other criterion was met prior to award. DECISION R.L. Ridgell Construction, Inc. protests the award of a contract to C.B.C. Enterprises, Inc., under invitation for bids (IFB) No. N62477-97-B-3017, issued by the Department of the Navy for an extension to the fiber optic distribution network at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Webster Field Annex, St. Inigoes, Maryland. Ridgell argues that C.B.C. was improperly found responsible because it failed to meet definitive responsibility criteria in the IFB. We deny the protest. The IFB contained the following relevant provisions: 1.4.2 Installer Qualifications Before installation, submit data documenting each installer's experience and qualifications as specified in the following paragraph. 1.4.2.1 Certification The installer of the tube cable shall hold a current Air Blown Fiber sub-license agreement from the tube cable manufacturer before proceeding with the installation of the tube cable. Proof of

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