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B-404193 1 (2011-01-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadoxh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i SG A 0 Comptroller General . L~ Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: PestMaster Services, Inc. File: B-404193 Date: January 14, 2011 Lynda Sargent for the protester. Gary R. Allen, Esq., and Erika L. Whelan Retta, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Paul N. Wengert, Esq., and Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency unreasonably evaluated past performance is denied where the record demonstrates that the agency assessed the relevance of the protester's and awardee's past performance and reasonably determined that the protester's poor record of performance on a very relevant contract justified a lower past performance rating as compared to the awardee, and the agency reasonably determined that that protester's lower price did not outweigh advantages of awardee's higher-rated past performance. DECISION PestMaster Services, Inc., of Bishop, California, a small business, protests the award of a contract to United Rodent & Pest Services, Inc., of Tehachapi, California, by the Department of the Air Force under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA9301-10-R-0009 to perform commercial pest control services at Edwards Air Force Base in California. PestMaster argues that the Air Force misevaluated the past performance of both PestMaster and United Rodent, and made an unreasonable source selection decision. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On May 25, 2010, the Air Force issued the RFP as a commercial item solicitation, seeking proposals to perform pest control services including general monthly services, mosquito larvae control, athletic field treatment, hanta virus control, vacant

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