About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-280362 1 (1998-09-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahvd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a I GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: Caterpillar Inc. File: B-280362; B-280362.2 Date: September 23, 1998 William A. Roberts, III, Esq., Lee P. Curtis, Esq., Brian A. Darst, Esq., and Douglas S. Manya, Esq., Howrey & Simon, for the protester. C. Stanley Dees, Esq., Thomas C. Papson, Esq., and Richard P. Castiglia, Esq., McKenna & Cuneo, for Deere & Company, the intervenor. Susan M. Lewandowski, Esq., and Vera Meza, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Henry J. Gorczycki, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that the contracting agency unreasonably evaluated the protester's and awardee's competing proposals under certain technical evaluation factors is denied where the record shows that the evaluation was reasonable. DECISION Caterpillar Inc. protests an award to Deere & Company under request for proposals (RFP) No. DAAE07-97-R-X062, issued by the Department of the Army, Tank- automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), for an estimated quantity of 135 hydraulic excavators (HYEX) of three types.1 We deny the protest. The RFP, issued on December 24, 1997, provided for the award of a fixed-price requirements contract for a 5-year period. The acquisition sought commercially available equipment with only minor military modifications and using existing commercial technical manuals to the maximum practical extent. Section M.1, at page 90 of the RFP, stated that award would be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the government under the stated source selection 1HYEX Type I is used for general excavation, digging, trenching and lifting operations. A HYEX Type II is a Type I machine with a rock drill attachment used in quarry operations. A Type III is a larger, heavier machine also used in quarry operations. Contracting Officer's Statement 4, at 1.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most