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B-310460 1 (2007-11-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptauka0001 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: Connectec Company, Inc. File: B-310460 Date: November 27, 2007 Kimberly Stefani, Connectec Company, Inc., for the protester. Todd Bailey, Esq., Bureau of Prisons, for the agency. Paula J. Haurilesko, Esq., and Ralph 0. White, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that the agency improperly rejected protester's proposal for its failure to provide delivery information is denied where the delivery information was clearly required by the solicitation, and where the solicitation indicated that the offered delivery terms would be significant in the evaluation. DECISION Connectec Company, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Teutech LLC by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (UNICOR) under request for proposals (RFP) No. EP2353- 07 for motor vehicle hardware. Connectec contends that UNICOR improperly excluded its proposal from consideration because it lacked delivery information. We deny the protest. UNICOR issued, on July 19, 2007, an RFP for a 5-year, fixed-price requirements contract to supply UNICOR with motor vehicle hardware. RFP at 2, 5. The RFP was amended six times, with a final closing date of August 10. Contracting Officer's (CO) Statement at 1; RFP amendment 6, at 1. The RFP advised that the Government intended to award the contract without engaging in discussions. RFP at 6. As relevant here, the RFP included several references to the importance of, and need for, delivery information, including: Required delivery will be established at time of award. Please submit your best manufacturing/delivery time for evaluation and delivery schedule will be established at time of award. RFP at 2.

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