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B-284754 1 (2000-05-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptalbk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -e GeAtOa E Comptroller General of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Dismas Charities, hie. File: B-284754 Date: May 22, 2000 Alex D. Tomaszczuk, Esq., Dennis E. Pryba, II, Esq., Shaw Pittman, for the protester. Christine S. Trafford, Esq., and Joseph Summerill, Esq., Bureau of Prisons, for the agency. Paul E. Jordan, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protester's proposal was reasonably eliminated from competitive range where protester failed to provide valid proof of compliance with zoning requirements by the date of submission of its best and final offer, as required by the solicitation. DECISION Dismas Charities, Inc., protests the elimination of its proposal from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. 200-0499-W, issued by the Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice for a residential community sanctions center (CSC) and mothers with infants together (MINT) program services facility in Phoenix, Arizona. Dismas contends that the agency had no valid basis for eliminating the Dismas proposal and failed to conduct meaningful discussions with the protester. We deny the protest. The BOP contracts with state and local governments and private organizations to provide a variety of services to federal offenders in the community through CSC facilities. These services are designed to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding, self-sufficient, contributing members of the community. RFP § C.I.B. The MINT program's participants are pregnant offenders who ordinarily spend 2 months before and 3 months after delivery in a home-like setting in order to promote maternal bonding and parenting skills. Amended RFP § C.JJ.23. Offerors were required to furnish the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to provide for the

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