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B-288655 1 (2001-10-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptamsl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0 Comptroller General SIntegrity Reliability of the United States ~ccountabthty Inert Rea iy United States General Accounting Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Decision Matter of: Goode Construction, Inc. File: B-288655; B-288655.2; B-288655.3 Date: October 19, 2001 Robert E. Korroch, Esq., Williams Mullen Clark & Dobbins, for the protester. Keith A. Moore-Erikson, Esq., United States Coast Guard, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that agency improperly converted technical evaluation process into responsibility determination is denied where record shows that award was based on a comparative evaluation of the relevant past performance of awardee and protester. 2. Protest that agency improperly failed to adjust protester's proposal evaluation score upward following discussions is denied where record shows that protester did not adequately respond to agency's request for additional information during discussions, and that increased score therefore was not warranted. DECISION Goode Construction, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Wren, Incorporated, under request for proposals (RFP) No. DTCG47-01-R-3EFK15, issued by the United States Coast Guard for replacement of the central steam plant with natural gas facilities at the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, New Jersey. Goode complains that the Coast Guard rejected the firm, a small business, as nonresponsible, and improperly failed to refer that determination to the Small Business Administration (SBA). Goode also challenges the past performance evaluation. We deny the protest. The RFP, issued as a HUB-Zone set-aside, required the successful contractor to decentralize the steam plant. The work involves 24 buildings and will take place while training for new recruits and operations at the center are ongoing. Contracting Officer's Statement (COS) at 1. The solicitation provided for a best value evaluation based on past performance and price, which were weighted equally. With

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