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B-295068 1 (2005-01-19)

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United States Government Accountability Office
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          Decision


          Matter of: Erica Lane Enterprises, Inc.

          File:       B-295068

          Date:       January 19, 2005

          Lyn R. Knox for the protester.
          Gil Bakshi for AMES Corporation; William H. Venema, Esq., Holland & Knight, for
          The Ginn Group; Kurt D. Ferstl, Esq., Reed Smith, for JWK International; Donald E.
          Barnhill, Esq., Barnhill & Associates for Quality Services International, LLC; and
          Robert D. Vincent for VW International, Inc., intervenors.
          Steven W. Feldman, Esq., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the agency.
          Linda C. Glass, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Protest that agency's evaluation and source selection decision were flawed is denied
          where the record shows that the agency's evaluation and source selection decision
          were reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's evaluation factors.
          DECISION

          Erica Lane Enterprises, Inc. (ELE) protests the award of contracts to AMES
          Corporation, The Ginn Group, JWK International, Quality Services International, LLC
          (QSI), and VW International, Inc. (VWI) under request for proposals (RFP) No.
          DACA87-03-R-0009, issued by the United States Army Engineering and Support
          Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for operation and maintenance services at
          government medical facilities in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and
          various overseas locations. ELE primarily objects to the agency's evaluation of
          proposals and the agency's source selection decision.

          We deny the protest.

          The RFP, issued on December 8, 2003, contemplated the award of an
          indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for a base year and four 1-year
          option periods. The RFP called for two competitions. One competition was set
          aside for small business concerns, 8(a) concerns, and HUBZone concerns. RFP § B,
            12.b. Under the restricted competition, the solicitation provided for a total of five

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