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B-295421 1 (2005-02-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaqtz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Gray Graphics Corporation File: B-295421 Date: February 18, 2005 Anthony Hawks, Esq., for the protester. LaTonya D. Hayes, Esq., Government Printing Office, for the agency. Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protester's allegation that agency improperly rejected its low bid for printing services after determining that it was nonresponsible is denied; agency's nonresponsibility determination was reasonable based on information showing that protester had made late deliveries under recent contracts. DECISION Gray Graphics Corporation protests the award of a contract to McDonald & Eudy Printers, Inc. under an invitation for bids (IFB) designated as Program 645-S, issued by the Government Printing Office (GPO) for printing services. Gray Graphics contends that GPO improperly found it nonresponsible, and thus ineligible for award. We deny the protest. Program 645-S contemplated the award of a 1-year requirements contract, with 1 option year, for the procurement of printing services for Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports (commonly referred to as GAO Bluebooks). The solicitation called for the contractor to publish approximately 20 to 45 reports per month, with the reports being approximately 8 to 500 pages long, and the time for production and delivery of the reports ranging from I to 3 workdays. Both Gray and McDonald submitted responsive bids; Gray bid $393,735 and McDonald bid $455,807. Because Gray's bid was low, the contracting officer (CO) investigated its past performance to assess its responsibilty. The CO found that Gray recently had delivered several projects late and, on this basis, determined that Gray was nonresponsible. After determining that McDonald, the incumbent, was responsible,

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