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B-271788 1 (1996-07-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaegb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Cromartie Construction Company File: B-271788 Date: July 30, 1996 Charles Cromartie for the protester. Cynthia S. Guill, Esq., and Garret L. Ressing, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Where RFQ sought fixed-price quotations and identified only price as an evaluation factor, procuring agency improperly rejected responsive, low quotation in favor of a higher quotation. 2. In procurement set aside for small emerging businesses, record does not reasonably support agency's determination to issue purchase order to a large business at a substantial price premium on the basis of purported urgent need for contract performance. 3. Agency's concern that small business' quotation was unreasonably low involves the quoter's responsibility, the negative determination of which must be referred to the Small Business Administration. DECISION Cromartie Construction Company (CCC) protests the Department of the Navy's rejection of its low quotation under request for quotations (RFQ) No. N68925-96-Q- A303 to provide and install new locks and keys for a particular building at the Washington Navy Yard. CCC asserts that the Navy acted unreasonably in issuing a purchase order to another company at a price substantially higher than CCC's quotation. 838725

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