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B-277988 1 (1997-12-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptagee0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a I GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: SEEMA, Inc. File: B-277988 Date: December 16, 1997 William E. Franczek, Esq., and Michael L. Sterling, Esq., Vandeventer, Black, Meredith & Martin, L.L.P., for the protester. Kenneth B. Weckstein, Esq., Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., for Centennial Contractors Enterprises, an intervenor. Col. Nicholas P. Retson, and Maj. Michael J. O'Farrell, Department of the Army, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., Andrew T. Pogany, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Discussions regarding protester's low price were adequate where agency did not specifically tell protester that its price was unrealistic, but did tell protester that its price was significantly below the government estimate and not supported by the proposal. 2. Agency decision to award to higher cost, higher technically rated offeror was proper where awardee's proposal was rated more advantageous under each nonprice factor, awardee's price was reasonable and supported by its proposal, and protester's price was deemed too low and not adequately supported. DECISION SEEMA, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. DABT57-96-R-0021, issued by the Department of the Army for facility maintenance and repair, and minor construction projects at Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe and Fort Story, Virginia. SEEMA argues that the agency misevaluated proposals, failed to hold meaningful discussions with the protester, and did not perform a proper price/technical trade-off. We deny the protest.

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