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B-414591 1 (2017-07-12)

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GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                  Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                            of the United States
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                                            DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
                                          The decision issued on the date below was subject to
Decision                                  a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
                                          been approved for public release.


Matter of:   Defense Base Services, Inc.

File:        B-414591

Date:       July 12, 2017

Lisa A. Markman, Esq., Douglas L. Patin, Esq., and Emily A. Unnasch, Esq., Bradley
Arant Boult Cummings LLP, for the protester.
John C. Masterson, Esq., and Robert F. Simpson, Department of the Navy, for the
agency.
Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and Amy B. Pereira, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

In a procurement conducted under two-phase design-build selection procedures, protest
of an agency's evaluation of protester's phase 1 proposal, and the agency's decision to
exclude the protester from phase 2, is denied where the agency's evaluation was
reasonable and in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation criteria.
DECISION

Defense Base Services, Inc. (DBSI), of Anchorage, Alaska, protests the Department of
the Navy's exclusion of its proposal from phase 2 of a two-phase design-build
competition under request for proposals (RFP) No. N40192-16-R-2800, for construction
projects on Guam. DBSI argues that the agency improperly evaluated its phase 1
proposal and unreasonably eliminated it from the competition.

We deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

The RFP was issued on March 29, 2016, under the two-phase design-build provisions
of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 36.3 and contemplated the award of
indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple-award task order contracts for
design-build and construction projects at various federal or military facilities and
installations on Guam. The RFP, which was set aside for small businesses, stated that
the agency intended to award five contracts for a base year and four 1-year option
periods. RFP at 3-7. The maximum dollar value, including the base period and all

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