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B-293018 1 (2003-12-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacynv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Il im G A 0Comptroller General . .Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States General Accounting 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: Islandwide Landscaping, Inc. File: B-293018 Date: December 24, 2003 Timothy H. Power, Esq., for the protester. Maj. Gregg A. Engler, Department of the Army, for the agency. Peter Verchinski, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency improperly determined that protester's proposed fixed price was unrealistically low is denied where solicitation called for price realism analysis and protester's price was substantially lower than other offerors' prices; based on comparison with these prices, it was reasonable for agency to conclude that protester's proposal posed a significant risk of nonperformance. DECISION Islandwide Landscaping, Inc. (ILI) protests the Department of the Army's award of a contract to Paradise Landscape Maintenance, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. DAPC50-02-R-0037, for tree maintenance and removal services at Aliamanu Military Reservation, Hawaii. ILI contends that the Army improperly evaluated its offered price. We deny the protest. The RFP, as amended, contemplated the award of a fixed-price, indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for a 1-year base period, and an option to extend services for up to 12 months, for various tree-related services, including tree trimming, tree maintenance, tree survey, tree tagging, root removal, stump removal, and debris removal. The RFP informed offerors that the evaluation would be based on three factors: technical capability, performance risk (comprised of past performance and work experience), and price. Technical capability and performance risk combined were approximately equal in weight to price. The RFP stated that price would be analyzed to determine the extent to which it was reasonable, realistic, and consistent with the proposal, and that unrealistically high or low prices may be grounds for eliminating a proposal. RFP at 59. Award was to

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