Ostrom Painting & Sandblasting, Inc., B-285244, July 18, 2000

B-285244 Jul 18, 2000 Jump To VIEW DECISION RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights Was rated substantially higher than protester's proposal for past performance. Is denied where the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the stated evaluation scheme. Who is also responsible for the electric. Were of approximately equal importance. Offerors were instructed that information obtained from their past performance references would be reviewed to evaluate the quality and extent of [the] offeror's experience deemed relevant to the requirements of this RFP. Are not limited to those providing housing property maintenance services or other types similar in magnitude to those required in this solicitation. Each offeror's past performance information was to include "recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items.". View Decision Matter of: Ostrom Painting & Sandblasting, Inc. File: B-285244 Date: July 18, 2000 DIGEST Attorneys DECISION Ostrom Painting & Sandblasting, Inc. protests the award of a contract to BMAR & Associates, Inc. by the Department of the Air Force under request for proposals (RFP) No. F32605-99-R0016 for military family housing maintenance services at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Ostrom contends that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal under the past performance evaluation factor and improperly awarded the contract to BMAR at a higher price than that proposed by Ostrom. We deny the protest. The RFP, issued on December 30, 1999, contemplated the award of a fixed-price, requirements-type contract for a base year and 4 option years. RFP Schedule of Supplies/Services. The RFP's performance requirements include routine and emergency maintenance and repair services (including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and structural work) for 1,769 military family housing units. Examples of the required range of services under the RFP include: equipment maintenance and repair services involving, for instance, gas furnaces, gas and electric water heaters, and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors; recurring interior maintenance related to fireplace, chimney, heating, air conditioning and ventilating systems, as well as duct cleaning and other maintenance requirements; recurring exterior maintenance for the housing units, including garages, patios, sidewalks, fences and playground equipment; change of occupancy maintenance to include, for instance, painting, carpeting, and flooring services; and appliance cleaning and maintenance. RFP Statement of Work, Paras. 1.1-1.27. Additionally, the contractor, who is also responsible for the electric, telephone, gas, sewer and water lines for each housing unit, must operate a service call program 24 hours a day for emergency, urgent, and routine housing maintenance and repairs. Id. Para. 1.2. The two evaluation factors for award, past performance and price, were of approximately equal importance. RFP Sec. 52.212-2. Offerors were instructed that information obtained from their past performance references would be reviewed to evaluate the quality and extent of [the] offeror's experience deemed relevant to the requirements of this RFP. Relevant contracts include, but are not limited to those providing housing property maintenance services or other types similar in magnitude to those required in this solicitation. RFP Specific Instructions, Para. B(3). Each offeror's past performance information was to include "recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items." RFP Sec. 52.212-1(b)(10). The RFP notified offerors of the agency's intent to award without discussions, RFP Sec. 52.212-1(g), and, accordingly, offerors were advised to submit their best terms in their initial proposals with sufficient information to "enable the evaluator[s] to fully ascertain each offeror's capability to perform all the requirements contemplated by this solicitation." RFP Sec. 52.212-2(a)(6). Eighteen proposals were received in response to the RFP. Ostrom submitted the lowest-priced proposal at $[deleted], and BMAR submitted the second lowest-priced proposal at $8,397,106; BMAR's price is approximately [deleted] percent higher than Ostrom's. Ostrom submitted information regarding six of its prior contracts and identified a reference for each contract. The protester described the work under those contracts as including interior painting, repairs and refinishing of hardwood flooring; exterior painting; lead-based remediation; asbestos removal; repairs of surfaces prior to painting; sheetrock hanging and finishing; pavement marking; and installation of flooring materials including sheet vinyl and floor tile. Letter from Ostrom to Contracting Officer encl. (Jan. 4, 2000). One of those contracts, identified by Ostrom as an Air Force contract to "Paint Exteriors of Facilities," was priced at approximately $9 million. Id.