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B-290511 1 (2002-07-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaoft0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0 Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity* Reliability of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: American Office Services, Inc. File: B-290511 Date: July 5, 2002 Timothy L. McGarry, Esq., Chriszt McGarry Co., for the protester. James J. Roby, Esq., Department of Justice, 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 quotation represented the best value where, although protester's price quote was lower than awardee's, its past performance references were not as strong, and agency determined that awardee's superior past performance was worth higher price. DECISION American Office Services, Inc. (AOS) protests the issuance of a purchase order to On-Site Electrostatic Painting, Inc. under request for quotations (RFQ) No. DOJ-FAS- 2-02-04, issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for painting metal library shelving units and associated items at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, Washington, D.C. AOS contends that it should have received the purchase order because its quoted price was lower than On-Site's. We deny the protest. On March 29, 2002, DOJ posted a combined synopsis/solicitation (the RFQ) on the Internet calling for the electrostatic painting of approximately 1,200 linear feet of seven-shelf metal bookcases and approximately 2,000 square feet of metal decking. Agency Report (AR), Tab A, Synopsis/Solicitation, at 1-2. The solicitation, set aside for small business, stated that simplified acquisition procedures applied to the procurement, see Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 13, and that award would be made on a best value basis considering price, contractor experience completing similar projects within secure facilities, and references. AR, Tab A, Synopsis/Solicitation, at 2. The solicitation advised vendors to submit at least three references. Id.

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