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B-310966.2 1 (2008-05-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptavyq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A A Comptroller General of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC20548 Decision Matter of. Alanna Orr File: B-310966.2 Date: May 14, 2008 Alanna Orr for the protester. Elin M. Dugan, Esq., for the Department of Agriculture. Frank Maguire, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that successful quotation did not include adequate technical proposal, that agency improperly provided sample quality control program to successful vendor, and that successful vendor submitted plagiarized technical documents is denied where stated evaluation factors included only price and past performance; since evaluation of vendors' technical proposals, including quality control program and technical documents, was not a factor in evaluation, allegations regarding technical proposal do not provide a basis for challenging selection decision. DECISION Alanna Orr protests the issuance of a purchase order to Jan Breakfield under request for quotations (RFQ) No. S05SC0908278, issued by the Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, for janitorial services. The protester contends that Ms. Breakfield's quotation did not comply with technical requirements of the RFQ, that the agency improperly provided a sample quality control program to her, that she submitted plagiarized technical documents, and that she received preferential treatment. We deny the protest. The RFQ requested quotations for janitorial services at the Forest Service's Big Valley Ranger District Office for a period of I year, with two 1-year options. The RFQ, in the statement of work (SOW), required that vendors establish a quality control program and an operating plan, setting forth, inter alia, a schedule of services, areas to be serviced, and estimated time to complete work in each area. RFQ at 5-6. The RFQ provided that the government would issue an order to the

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