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B-279919 1 (1998-07-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahuc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: SDV Telecommunications File: B-279919 Date: July 29, 1998 Christopher T. Voors for the protester. Jacquelyn A. Redditt, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. C. Douglas McArthur, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where record shows that both protester and awardee had difficulties in performing prior contracts for maintenance and repair of communications equipment, agency's evaluation, which concluded that there was no significant difference in the past performance of the two offerors, and selection of the lower-priced proposal were reasonable and consistent with solicitation. DECISION SDV Telecommunications protests the award of a contract to Carrier Communications under request for proposals (RFP) No. N689936-98-R-0060, issued by the Department of the Navy for maintenance and repair of communication equipment. The protester challenges the agency's evaluation of the awardee's past performance. We deny the protest. On February 19, 1998, the agency issued the RFP for a fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, for a base period with three 1-year option periods, to provide preventive maintenance and remedial repair of ground-based communication equipment at the Naval Air Weapons Station at Point Mugu, California. The RFP provided for award based on the offer most advantageous to the government, considering price and other factors, including past performance, which were significantly less important than price as selection criteria. RFP § M. The agency received five proposals and established a competitive range of three. As a result of discussions, the agency reduced the competitive range to two--SDV and Carrier--and requested best and final offers (BAFO). Carrier offered a lower price than SDV. After review of the BAFOs, the agency determined that the two offers were essentially equal technically and that either offeror could adequately

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