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B-275551 1 (1997-03-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafux0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 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: Tomco Systems, Inc. File: B-275551; B-275551.2; B-275551.3 Date: March 13, 1997 Paralee White, Esq., Laurel A. Hockey, Esq., and Gordon Brent Connor, Esq., Cohen & White, for the protester. Alex D. Tomaszczuk, Esq., and Matthew A. Anzaldi, Esq., Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, an intervenor. Marleen J. Phillips, Esq., Department of the Navy, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, for the agency. Susan K McAuliffe, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where solicitation announced that the Department of the Navy intended to evaluate proposals and make award on the basis of initial proposals without conducting discussions, and agency's evaluation of the protester's proposal as marginal (defined in the solicitation as less than acceptable) was reasonable and in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation criteria, agency's award to technically acceptable offeror at slightly higher price was reasonable. DECISION Tomco Systems, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Troy Systems, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. N00600-95-R-3384, issued by the Department of the Navy for information processing support services for the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Washington, D.C. Tomco contends that the agency improperly evaluated its proposal. We deny the protest. The RFP provided that the agency intended to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors; offerors were advised that their initial proposals should therefore contain the offerors' best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. Section M of the RFP provided the following technical evaluation factors for award listed in descending order of importance: technical approach; key personnel; management plan; and corporate experience. Key personnel was to be evaluated on the extent to which personnel resumes submitted

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