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B-282082 1 (1999-06-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptajiq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Buckeye Park Services, hie. File: B-282082 Date: June 1, 1999 Charles F. Merz, Esq., for the protester. Capt. Sandra K Whittington and John E. Lariccia, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. C. Douglas McArthur, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Exclusion of the protester's proposal from the competitive range was reasonable and consistent with solicitation that provided for a performance risk assessment of proposals, where record shows that, on prior contracts, agencies issued contract deficiency reports, made deductions for substandard performance, and reported problems with the firm's management of the contracts; the prior performance problems were brought to the protester's attention during discussions, although the protester failed to present an explanation that the agency found satisfactory. DECISION Buckeye Park Services, Inc. protests the award of a contract under request for proposals (RFP) No. F22600-99-R-0036, issued by the Department of the Air Force for ground maintenance at Keesler Air Force Base (AFB). Buckeye contends that the agency improperly evaluated its proposal. We deny the protest. On November 2, 1998, the agency issued the RFP for a fixed-price contract for an initial 6 -month contract, with four 1-year options. RFP at 2-16. The RFP required a contractor to provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform grounds maintenance at Keesler in accordance with the performance work statement (PWS). RFP at 2, 5, 8, 11, 14. The agency advised offerors that it intended to award a contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal was most advantageous to the Government, considering price and technical factors. RFP attach. 4, at 3. The RFP also provided for assessments of proposal risk and performance risk. The agency would first assess the risk associated

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