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B-293970 1 (2004-07-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptapmy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0 Comptroller General SIntegrity Reliability of the United States ~ccountabthty Inert Rea iy United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: National Shower Express, Inc.; Rickaby Fire Support File: B-293970; B-293970.2 Date: July 15, 2004 R. Wade Curtis, Esq., Belnap & Curtis, for National Shower Express, Inc., and Stan Rickaby for Rickaby Fire Support, the protesters. Donna Wysocki for Bishop Companies, Inc., an intervenor. Daniel N. Hylton, Esq., Department of Agriculture, for the agency. Henry J. Gorczycki, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Agency reasonably eliminated proposal from consideration for award where the proposal contained general statements of compliance with the technical requirements, but failed to clearly demonstrate how its proposed equipment would comply with the requirements. 2. Agency may properly reopen discussions in order to correct a procurement defect--improper post-closing discussions only with the awardee--even though an award had been made and the award price announced to all offerors. DECISION National Shower Express, Inc. protests an award to Bishop Companies, Inc., and Rickaby Fire Support protests the reopening of discussions, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 49-03-06, issued by the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Interagency Fire Center, for mobile shower facilities at various locations. We deny the protests. BACKGROUND The RFP provided for award of multiple fixed-price requirements contracts, for a base year with 4 option years, for mobile shower facilities to be located near 30 cities in 12 western states, including Alaska, which were identified as designated dispatch

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