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B-284871 1 (2000-06-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptalbt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -e GeAtOa __Comptroller General of the United States United States General Accounting Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Decision Matter of: United International Investigative Services, Inc. File: B-284871 Date: June 15, 2000 Brian T. Scher, Esq., Ira E. Ho ffman, Esq., and Alan M. Grayson, Esq., Grayson & Kubli, for the protester. Dennis J. Gallagher, Esq., Department of State, for the agency. Peter A. Iannicelli, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that request for proposals for guard services was ambiguous is denied where, when read as a whole, there are no material discrepancies between the various RFP provisions as alleged by the protester. DECISION United International Investigative Services, Inc. (UIIS) protests several alleged improprieties in request for proposals (RFP) No. S-KE500-99-R-9999, issued by the Department of State for guard services. The protester alleges that the RFP is ambiguous because there are several material discrepancies between the original RFP's terms and provisions incorporated by amendment. We deny the protest. Issued on November 10, 1999, the RFP solicited offers for providing guard services at the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya; proposals were due by March 24, 2000. The RFP stated that the Embassy required guard services to prevent unauthorized access; protect life; maintain order; deter criminal attacks against employees, dependents and property; deter terrorist acts against all assets; and prevent damage to government property. RFP § C.I.1. The RFP contemplated a level-of-effort contract, to be paid at fixed hourly rates, for a basic period of 1 year with options for 4 additional years. RFP § B. The RFP stated that the contract would be awarded to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offeror. RFP §§ M.1.2, M.3.

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