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B-280996.2 1 (1999-05-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptajfc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: NAPA Supply of Grand Forks, Inc. File: B-280996.2 Date: May 13, 1999 Orlin W. Backes, Esq., and Jon W. Backes, Esq., McGee, Hankla, Backes & Dobrovolny, for the protester. Joel S. Rubinstein, Esq., and Andrew N. Cook, Esq., Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, for Jay Automotive Specialties, Inc., an intervenor. John E. Lariccia, Esq., Lt. Col. Gregory B. Porter, and Douglas P. Goetz, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Linda S. Lebowitz, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where solicitation provided that past performance was significantly more important than price, but that the award would not necessarily be made to the offeror whose proposal received the highest past performance rating, agency reasonably selected a lower priced, lower rated proposal for award after determining that the price premium associated with the protester's higher rated proposal was notjustified in light of the awardee's minimal risk of nonperformance. DECISION NAPA Supply of Grand Forks, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Jay Automotive Specialties, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. F32604-98-R0004, issued by the Department of the Air Force for the furnishing of commercial vehicle and equipment-related parts, automotive chemicals, corrosion control materials, upholstery material, and accessories for the vehicle fleet and miscellaneous equipment at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. NAPA challenges the evaluation of Jay's past performance and the agency's past performance/price tradeoff resulting in the award to an offeror whose proposal was lower rated and lower priced. We deny the protest.

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