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B-278582.2 1 (1998-02-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahpd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: CPAD Technologies, Inc. File: B-278582.2 Date: February 19, 1998 Peter Mellon for the protester. Capt. Joseph R. Doyle and Marian E. Sullivan, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Robert C. Arsenoff, Esq., Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., and Paul I. Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging agency's placement of an order against a federal supply schedule contract at a price higher than that offered by protester is denied where record reflects that the agency reasonably concluded that the ordered product is the lowest price schedule item that meets agency needs. DECISION CPAD Technologies, Inc. protests the Department of the Air Force's issuance of a purchase order for nine narcotics and explosives detection systems to Barringer Instruments, Inc. under request for quotations (RFQ) No. F11623-97-T-3062. The protester complains that the agency should have purchased CPAD's lower-priced systems. We deny the protest. On July 3, 1997, the agency published a notice in the Commerce Business Daily seeking quotations for narcotics and explosives detection systems, specifically stating that it was seeking to acquire commercial items. The systems are to be used at various Air Force bases around the world. Quotations were submitted by three companies, including CPAD's quote of $410,000 and Barringer's quote of $429,656. The agency conducted product demonstrations at Scott Air Force Base on September 3 and 4. As a result of the product demonstrations, the agency determined that Barringer's systems best met the agency's needs. Among other things, the agency found that Barringer's systems were easier to set up and operate, were lighter and smaller, and had the best ability to detect explosive material.

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