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B-284268 1 (2000-03-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptalae0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -e GeAtOa __Comptroller General of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Schaeffer Eye Center File: B-284268 Date: March 20, 2000 Jeffrey L. Sachs for the protester. Merilee D. Rosenberg, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Susan K McAuliffe, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where contracting officer reasonably concludes that, notwithstanding a slight difference in technical rating scores, two proposals were essentially technically equal, selection of lower-priced proposal is unobjectionable. DECISION Schaeffer Eye Center protests the award of a contract to Classic Optical Laboratories, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. 247-0003-99, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for prescription eyeglasses for eligible veterans at VA medical centers in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Schaeffer contends that the award on the basis of Classic's lower-priced, lower-rated technical proposal is not in accordance with the RFP's stated evaluation scheme, which provided that technical factors were more important than price. We deny the protest. The RFP contemplated the award of a firm, fixed-price contract for a base year and 2 option years. RFP, Statement of Work, T 3, at 23. Offerors were to submit technical and price proposals. RFP, Proposal Submittal Instructions, T 1, at 30. The RFP's evaluation scheme, referencing Federal Acquisition Regulation § 52.212-2 Evaluation--Commercial Items, provided that the agency will award a contract.., to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. RFP § 52.212- 2(a), at 31. The following evaluation factors, listed in descending order of importance, were identified: quality assurance plan (weighted at 35 points), past performance and demonstrated capability (weighted at 30 points), personnel

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