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B-280834 1 (1998-11-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahwz0001 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: Lear Siegler Services, Inc. File: B-280834; B-280834.2 Date: November 25, 1998 Harvey G. Sherzer, Esq., Lee P. Curtis, Esq., Mlen Cannon, III, Esq., and Douglas S. Manya, Esq., Howrey & Simon, for the protester. Cyrus E. Phillips, IV, Esq., William H. Butterfield, Esq., and Christopher H. Jensen, Esq., Kilcullen, Wilson and Kilcullen, for Sikorsky Support Services, Inc., an interveno r. Ellen Washington, Esq., and J. Cole Cartledge, Esq., Naval Air Systems Command, Department of the Navy, for the agency. Ralph 0. White, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protester's contention that inconsistencies in the ratings definitions found in the source selection plan resulted in an unreasonable evaluation is denied where the record shows that the evaluators performed a reasonable assessment of proposals in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation plan. 2. Allegation that agency held inadequate discussions because it did not advise the protester that its price was considered high is denied where the record shows that the protester's initial price was, in fact, within the middle range of prices, and even as revised, was not so much higher than the prices of other offerors to require advising the protester of this fact. 3. Protest that agency's evaluation of past performance failed to consider the relevance of an offeror's experience is denied where the record shows that the agency evaluators considered the awardee's lack of relevant experience and reflected it in the assigned rating. Although the record is less clear about whether the agency considered the relevance of the protester's experience (protester was the incumbent for these services for the previous 10 years), the agency reasonably rated the protester's experience as satisfactory, given the protester's problems in performing these services during the predecessor contract. 4. Contention that agency performed a flawed price analysis by failing to consider whether the awardee planned to provide the fringe benefits required under the

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