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B-280595 1 (1998-10-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahwf0001 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 GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: Keane Federal Systems, Inc. File: B-280595 Date: October 23, 1998 Jason I. Hewitt, Esq., Eric J. Marcotte, Esq., and Carl J. Peckinpaugh, Esq., Winston & Strawn, for the protester. Jessica C. Abrahams, Esq., and Lynda Troutman O'Sullivan, Esq., Miller & Chevalier, and Helaine G. Elderkin, Esq., Computer Sciences Corporation, for Computer Sciences Corporation; Mark H. Neblett, Esq., Philip J. Davis, Esq., and Rand L. Allen, Esq., Wiley, Rein & Fielding, and Joseph T. Casey, Esq., Electronic Data Systems Corporation, for Electronic Data Systems Corporation; and Carla D. Craft, Esq., Paul N. Wengert, Esq., Lars E. Anderson, Esq., and Thomas J. Madden, Esq., Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, and Bucky Mansuy, Esq., Lockheed Martin Corporation, for Lockheed Martin Technical Services, Inc., intervenors. Robert J. Brown, Esq., and Michael K Cameron, Esq., Department of Justice, for the agency. Tania Calhoun, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that contracting agency improperly evaluated protester's proposal with respect to management and cost issues is denied where the record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the evaluation criteria. 2. Protest that contracting agency's best value analysis improperly distorted the solicitation's evaluation scheme and resulted in an irrational award decision is denied where, in accordance with the solicitation's terms, the agency's best value analysis consisted of the development of discriminators between competing proposals, the weighing of those discriminators between competing proposals, and the selection for award of those proposals based upon the quantity, significance, and applicability of the superior features proposed. DECISION Keane Federal Systems, Inc. protests the award of contracts to Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), and Lockheed Martin Technical Services, Inc. (LM) under request for proposals (RFP) No. HQ- 97- 13, issued by the Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service

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