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B-282122.3 1 (1999-08-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptajit0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Blocacor, LDA File: B-282122.3 Date: August 2, 1999 J. Hatcher Graham, Esq., for the protester. Clarence D. Long, III, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where agency presents a reasonable basis for finding protester nonresponsible if it had been in line for award, General Accounting Office will not consider argument regarding technical acceptability of proposal since protester would not be in line for award even if it prevailed. DECISION Blocacor, LDA protests the rejection of its offer and the award of a contract to Meneses & McFadden, Cartor and VHC Joint Venture under request for proposals (RFP) No. F61040-99-R-0003, issued by the Department of the Air Force for demolition of a hospital building and dormitory at Lajes Air Base, Azores, Portugal. The protester argues that the agency wrongly found its proposal technically unacceptable based on its failure to submit past performance and other requested information. Blocacor also argues that the agency violated the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by engaging in discussions with some, but not all, offerors, and that the Air Force improperly failed to allow a reasonable time for the submission of responses to its discussion questions and to request another round of best and final offers (BAFO). We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP provided for award to the offeror whose proposal meets the solicitation's minimum criteria for acceptable award at the lowest price. RFP at 3. Proposals were to be evaluated on the basis of the following factors: 1. Total overall price of proposal

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