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A         G    A    O                                                  Comptroller General
.       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability                       of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548



          Decision


          Matter of: Firetech Automatic Sprinkler

          File:        B-296626

          Date:        September 22, 2005

          A. W. Pharris for the protester.
          Elin M. Dugan, Esq., Department of Agriculture, for the agency.
          Charles W. Morrow, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General
          Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Agency reasonably determined, in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation
          criteria, that the awardee's superior experience and past performance justified
          award based on its slightly higher-priced quotation.
          DECISION

          Firetech Automatic Sprinkler protests the U.S. Forest Service's award to Concept
          Integrators, Inc. under request for quotations (RFQ) No. R5SC0605018, for
          construction work.

          We deny the protest.

          The RFQ, issued on January 13, 2005 under the simplified acquisition procedures
          prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 13 and posted on the
          FedBizOpps website, sought improvements to the Information Center Kiosk at Bucks
          Lake, Plumas National Forest, Quincy, California. The project required construction
          of a roof over the existing stone veneer kiosk and site work to include clearing,
          grading, aggregate base, asphalt pavement, concrete, concrete staining, a trash
          receptacle, picnic tables, and the construction of a dry creek bed.

          The award was to be made on a best value basis considering price, experience and
          past performance. As permitted by the solicitation, the agency, in its evaluation,

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