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B-295698 1 (2005-03-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaqvb0001 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: OMNIPLEX World Services Corp. File: B-295698; B-295698.2 Date: March 18, 2005 Katherine S. Nucci, Esq., and Timothy Sullivan, Esq., Thompson Coburn, for the protester. Dennis J. Gallagher, Esq., Department of State, for the agency. Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging solicitation provisions in indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract as unreasonably shifting risk to contractors is denied, where solicitation's assignment of risk was not shown to be unreasonable. DECISION OMNIPLEX World Services Corp. protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. SALMEC-05-R-0002, issued by the Department of State (DOS) for construction security monitoring services at overseas and domestic DOS construction sites and storage areas. OMNIPLEX contends that the RFP contains certain provisions that unreasonably shift risk to contractors. We deny the protest. The RFP contemplated award of multiple indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contracts for a base year with 4 option years. The minimum quantity for each year was stated to be $50,000, with a maximum quantity of $250,000,000 over the 5-year contract period. Award was to be made on a best-value basis, considering (in descending order of importance) program management plan, experience, technical qualification and key personnel, and past performance. The RFP stated that the agency would also perform a cost and/or price analysis to determine whether the negotiated price was fair and reasonable. The RFP required that offerors provide Site Security Personnel for each site location consisting of Cleared American Guards (CAG) to staff guard posts and

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