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B-280993 1 (1998-12-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahxp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Ervin & Associates, Inc. File: B-280993 Date: December 17, 1998 John J. Ervin for the protester. Bruce M. Kasson, Esq., Department of Housing & Urban Development, for the agency. Katherine I. Riback, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency's determination that pro tester's initial pro po sal was technic ally unacceptable and outside the competitive range was reasonable where the proposal would require major revisions in order to become acceptable. DECISION Ervin & Associates, Inc. protests the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. R-OPC-21123, issued by the Department for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for property inspection services.' We deny the protest. BACKGROUND Before the property inspection program contemplated under this solicitation was operational, HUD contracted with two firms under the General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) for management, organizational, and business improvement services (MOBIS) contracts which required the contractors to perform property inspections and to pilot test a newly developed software and protocol. The MOBIS contractors were also to provide feedback and analysis to HUD regarding the new software and protocol before the property inspection program contemplated under this contract was fully operational. The inspectors for the MOBIS contractors and subcontractors were required to attend a training course in order to become certified to use the hardware and software to support collection 1The purpose of this contract is to inspect properties with HUD-held mortgages, properties for which HUD acts as the section 8 contract administrator, and properties owned by public housing agencies.

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