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B-297215 1 (2005-12-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaqzm0001 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 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: Systems Plus, Inc. File: B-297215; B-297215.2; B-297215.3; B-297215.4 Date: December 16, 2005 David Kasanow, Esq., Thomas C. Papson, Esq., Alison L. Doyle, Esq., Dana Pashkoff, Esq., and Karri Garrett, Esq., McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP, for the protester. Robert E. Gregg, Esq., Steven Tibbets, Esq., and Margaret L. Maciulla, Esq., Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, for Aquilent, Inc., an intervenor. Dennis Adelson, Esq., Department of Labor, and Kenneth Dodds, Esq., Small Business Administration, for the agencies. Susan K. McAuliffe, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest of agency's evaluation of quotations and selection decision is denied where record shows they were reasonable and consistent with solicitation. DECISION Systems Plus, Inc. protests the award of a blanket purchase agreement to Aquilent, Inc. under request for quotations (RFQ) No. DOL059RQ20030, issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) for information technology services. The protester contends that the selection of Aquilent's higher-rated, higher-priced quotation was inconsistent with the evaluation scheme in the solicitation. We deny the protest. The RFQ, issued on April 29, 2005, as a small business set-aside, sought quotations from Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contractors for information technology software development services. The solicitation advised that award could be made to other than the lowest-priced vendor, and that the award would be made to the vendor submitting the quotation determined to be in the best interest of the government. RFQ at 1, 32. The RFQ specifically advised that the agency's determination of which quotation represents the best value to the government was to be based upon consideration of three evaluation factors: technical (with subfactors for understanding, statement of work, performance requirements summary, qualifications, availability of staff, institutional experience, and project

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