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B-298881 1 (2006-12-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptassk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Spacesaver Storage Systems, Inc. File: B-298881 Date: December 11, 2006 Jane Glass for the protester. John R. Cohn, Esq., U.S. Marine Corps, 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 Protest that procuring agency improperly accepted higher-priced quotation over protester's lower-priced, technically acceptable quotation is denied where solicitation called for a vendor selection on best value basis and agency reasonably determined that awardee's quoted product was superior to protester's such that paying higher price was warranted. DECISION Spacesaver Storage Systems, Inc. protests the issuance of a purchase order to Staller Enterprises, Inc. under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 144228, issued by the U. S. Marine Corps for weapons storage systems. We deny the protest. The RFQ provided for issuance of an order on a best value basis applying the following evaluation factors (in descending order of importance): technical aspects, quality, delivery, final installation date, past performance, and price. With respect to the technical aspects factor, the quoted storage racks were required to meet six requirements: able to accommodate high security locks; rust resistant; non-marring weapon holders; metal end panels (high pressure laminate not permitted); locked racks not accessible from the front, back, top or sides; and each rack capable of operating independently. The RFQ further provided that the agency did not intend to hold discussions before selecting a vendor.

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