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Comptroller General
of the United States
Washington, D.C. 20548
Decision REDACTED DECISION
A protected decision was issued on the date below
and was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This
version has been redacted or approved by the parties
involved for public release..
Matter of: Metrica, Inc.
File: B-270086; B-270086.2
Date: February 8, 1996
Joseph D. Gebhardt, Esq., and Steven B. Schwartzman, Esq., for the protester.
James S. Phillips, Esq., and Barbara S. Kinosky, Esq., for Kajax Engineering, Inc.,
the intervenor.
Jane H. Talley, Esq., Department of Agriculture, for the agency.
John L. Formica, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Award to the offeror submitting the more technically advantageous, higher-priced
proposal was reasonable where it was consistent with the solicitation's evaluation
scheme and the agency reasonably determined that the documented technical
advantages of the awardee's higher-priced proposal outweighed the price advantage
of the protester's proposal.
DECISION
Metrica, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Kajax Engineering, Inc., under
request for proposals (RFP) No. 00-95-1015BB, issued by the Department of
Agriculture for on-site automated data processing support services at the National
Computer Center in Kansas City, Missouri, the National Finance Center in New
Orleans, Louisiana and the Washington Service Center in Washington, D.C. Metrica
challenges the agency's evaluation of its and Kajax's proposals, and the agency's
selection of Kajax's higher-priced proposal for award.
We deny the protest.
The RFP, issued as a competitive set-aside under section 8(a) of the Small Business
Act, 15 U.S.C. § 637(a) (1994), provided for the award of a firm, fixed-price
requirements contract for a base period of 1 year with four 1-year options. The
RFP informed offerors that proposals would be evaluated for compliance with
certain mandatory standards contained in the solicitation, such as qualify[ing] as a
firm participating in the 8(a) program under the relevant standard industrial code,
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