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B-278139 1 (1997-12-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptagex0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: The ENDMARK Corporation File: B-278139 Date: December 31, 1997 Robert M. Cambridge, Esq., for the protester. Laurie A. Dzien, Esq., Naval Air Systems Command, for the agency. Sylvia Schatz, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Where solicitation requirements--for example, requirement that offerors submit a list of all of their subcontractors' support services contracts currently being performed or completed within the last 3 years (limited to a minimum of 20 contracts for large business subcontractors)--are deemed necessary by the agency to assess offerors' capabilities, and the requirements in fact are aimed at enabling the agency to make such an assessment, the requirements reflect the agency's needs and do not improperly restrict competition. 2. Experience requirements do not exceed agency's needs where they are directly related to the work to be performed under the solicitation. DECISION The ENDMARK Corporation protests the terms of Department of the Navy request for proposals (RFP) No. N00019-97-R-0046, issued as a small business set-aside for analysis and technical studies, engineering and technical services, and management and professional services. The protester contends that certain requirements in the RFP exceed the agency's needs and unduly restrict competition. We deny the protest. The RFP contemplated the award of an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract on a best value basis for a 1-year base period, with four 1-year options. The RFP set forth the following three evaluation factors: (1) technical, (2) price and cost realism, and (3) past performance. The RFP listed three technical subfactors--personnel experience, sample tasks, and management plan--and two past performance subfactors--past contracts and key personnel. For evaluation under the past contracts subfactor under the past performance factor, offerors were required to provide a list of their subcontractors' support

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