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B-293940 1 (2004-06-30)

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          Decision


          Matter of: Chicago Dryer Company

          File:        B-293940

          Date:        June 30, 2004

          H. K. Tyler Jr. for the protester.
          Dennis Foley, Esq., and Phillipa L. Anderson, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs,
          for the agency.
          Angela A. Wu and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
          participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          1. Protest challenging agency's selection decision is timely when filed within 10 days
          of protester's receipt of information from contracting agency explaining the basis for
          the agency's decision.

          2. Contracting agency reasonably considered additional, value-added features
          offered by vendor where solicitation stated that quotations offering features beyond
          those specified in the solicitation, and found to be of value to the agency, would be
          favorably considered in the evaluation.

          3. Contracting agency reasonably selected technically superior, slightly higher-
          priced quotation where solicitation provided for selection of quotation found most
          advantageous to the government, and agency reasonably determined that successful
          vendor's additional technical features better satisfied agency's needs so as to
          outweigh small price premium, compared to protester's lower technically rated,
          slightly lower-priced quotation.
          DECISION

          Chicago Dryer Company (CDC) protests the issuance of an order to G.A. Braun, Inc.
          under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 244-04-00123 by the Department of Veterans
          Affairs (VA) for laundry equipment at the VA Medical Center laundry facility in
          Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CDC objects to the agency's evaluation of its and Braun's
          quotations.


We deny the protest.

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