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B-289065 1 (2001-12-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptamta0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O0 Comptroller General A a * Integrity Reliability of the United States ~ccountabthty Inert Rea iy United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Southeast Technical Services File: B-289065 Date: December 20, 2001 Robert Gibson for the protester. Capt. Thomas A. Biediger, Alfred R. Nolting, Esq., and John G. Russell, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Jacqueline Maeder, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency reasonably determined that awardee's higher-priced quotation represented better value than protester's lower-priced one, where protester failed to provide required information demonstrating understanding of and ability to perform the requirement, and agency determined that awardee's manufacturer's certification demonstrated ability to perform and that its quotation therefore was worth higher price. DECISION Southeast Technical Services protests the issuance of a purchase order to Max Grigsby Company, Inc. d/b/a MGC, Inc. under request for quotations (RFQ) No. F41622-01-Q-0032, issued by the Department of the Air Force for the installation of Fisher Hamilton laboratory furniture. Southeast contends that it should have received the purchase order because its quoted price was lower than MGC's. We deny the protest. On September 25, 2001, the Air Force posted a combined synopsis/solicitation (the RFQ) on the Internet calling for the installation of Fisher Hamilton laboratory furniture, a commercial item, using simplified acquisition procedures. The RFQ set forth seven tasks, including, for example, disconnecting plumbing and electrical casework, removing existing casework, tops and sinks, removing concrete ledges, patching and painting, and installing the laboratory furniture as recommended by the manufacturer. The RFQ specified that vendors shall address all the requirements in this combined synopsis/solicitation, and shall provide clear evidence of

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