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B-294867.3 1 (2005-05-03)

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A         G    A    O                                                   Comptroller General
.       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability                        of the United States
United States Government Accountability 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: Manassas Travel, Inc.

          File:        B-294867.3

          Date:        May 3, 2005

          Barry Roberts, Esq., for the protester.
          John N. Maher, Esq., Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, for Alexander Travel Ltd., an
          intervenor.
          Maj. Frank A. March, Department of the Army, for the agency.
          Katherine I. Riback, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General
          Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST
          Agency reasonably made award based upon higher-priced proposal with an inferior
          performance risk rating because of the higher rating of the awardee's proposal, and
          the specific strengths supporting that rating, under most heavily-weighted technical
          factor; during hearing GAO considered agency's credible explanation of the
          strengths, which was consistent with contemporaneous record.
          DECISION

          Manassas Travel, Inc. protests the Department of the Army's award of a contract to
          Alexander Travel Ltd. under request for proposals (RFP) No. W91QUZ-04-R-0007, for
          official travel management and related additional services.

          We deny the protest.

          The RFP, issued February 13, 2004, contemplated the award of six fixed-price
          contracts, each for a base period of 2 years, with three 1-year options, to provide
          official travel management and related additional services on a point-of-sale basis for
          recruits, from Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) locations in six travel
          areas (101 through 105) to the recruits' initial post, camp, or installation to undergo
          recruit training. A MEPS is a location where military recruits from all of the military
          branches report for their initial medical examination, and administration of the oath.

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