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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: Johnson Controls Security Systems, LLC
File: B-296490.3; B-296490.4; B-296490.5
Date: March 23, 2007
David R. Johnson, Esq., Vinson & Elkins LLP, for the protester.
Kevin P. Connelly, Esq., and Amanda B. Weiner, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, for
Quanta Systems Corporation, the intervenor.
Marvin Kent Gibbs, Esq., Bureau of Engraving and Printing, for the agency.
Scott H. Riback, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
1. Protest that agency improperly failed to consider awardee's past performance as
incumbent contractor on solicited requirement is sustained where solicitation called
for evaluation of past performance, and agency had actual knowledge of awardee's
performance.
2. Agency's finding that awardee's staffing offered advantages as compared to
protester's staffing was unreasonable where there is no indication in record that
agency considered fact that protester proposed to staff contract [deleted], which
would appear to diminish the significance of awardee's identified advantages.
DECISION
Johnson Controls Security Systems, LLC, (JC) protests the award of a contract to
Quanta Systems Corporation under request for proposals (RFP) No. BEP-04-0022,
issued by the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP),
for the operation, monitoring, and repair of the security systems at BEP's currency
production facility in Washington, D.C. JC alleges that the agency misevaluated
proposals and made an unreasonable source selection decision.
We sustain the protest.
The RFP, originally issued in September 2004, contemplated the award of a
fixed-price contract for a base year, with four 1-year options. The solicitation calls
for the contractor to provide sufficient staff to perform the required services
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All contractor personnel having access to BEP's](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaocrptauav0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)