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B-285355 1 (2000-08-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptalde0001 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: Trusted Hand Service, Inc. File: B-285355 Date: August 21, 2000 Katy Moon for the protester. Denise Rhone for Sparkle Cleaning Associates, Inc., an intervenor. Emilia M. Thompson, Esq., Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, for the agency. Jennifer D. Westfall-Mc Grail, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Contracting agency did not mislead protester into raising its price where although it informed the protester that its price was low in comparison to the government estimate, it also informed the protester that the government estimate might be outdated and that the protester's pricing might be justified, and, rather than telling the protester to revise its prices, told it to review its prices and provide either a confirmation of pricing or a revision. DECISION Trusted Hand Service, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Sparkle Cleaning Associates, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. N66604-00-R-0152, issued by the Department of the Navy for custodial and sidewalk snow removal services at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Rhode Island. The protester complains that the agency enticed it to increase its price and then selected Sparkle for award based on its lower price. We deny the protest. The RFP, which requested prices for a base and 4 option years, contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract combining definite-quantity line items and indefinite- quantity line items. The solicitation furnished detailed information regarding the nature, volume, location, and frequency of the various cleaning services to be performed. The RFP provided for award to the offeror whose proposal represented the best value to the government, with technical capability of significantly greater

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