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B-278649 1 (1998-01-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahpm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: High Country Contracting File: B-278649 Date: January 30, 1998 Scott Thygeson for the protester. L. Benjamin Young, Jr., Esq., Department of Agriculture, for the agency. Paula A. Williams, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest alleging that agency's evaluation of the protester's experience was unreasonable is denied where the record shows that the agency evaluated the information submitted by the protester to determine the firm's relevant experience and that this determination is reasonable. DECISION High Country Contracting protests the award of a contract to Twin Oaks Construction under request for proposals (RFP) No. R6-3-97-96C(N), issued by the Department of Agriculture, Gifford Pinchot National Forest. High Country alleges that the agency's evaluation of the firm's experience was unreasonable, resulting in the selection of a higher-priced offeror. We deny the protest. The RFP contemplated the award of a firm, fixed-price contract to construct 5.1 miles of Valley Trail on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington State. The RFP included a detailed statement of work and drawings describing the required services. The RFP stated a best value evaluation scheme in which technical capability and price were equally important, and that award would be made to the offeror whose proposal was determined most advantageous to the government. Offerors were advised that the agency intended to award the contract on the basis of initial offers. The technical capability factor consisted of two subfactors--experience (30 points) and past performance (70 points). Under the technical proposal instructions, the RFP advised: Each offeror will be evaluated on their experience as shown for existing and prior contracts. Experience information will be used as part of the capability evaluation factor against

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