B-311383; B-311383.2, SKE International, Inc., June 5, 2008

B-311383; B-311383.2, SKE International, Inc., June 5, 2008 TITLE: B-311383; B-311383.2, SKE International, Inc., June 5, 2008 BNUMBER: B-311383; B-311383.2 DATE: June 5, 2008 *********************************************************** B-311383; B-311383.2, SKE International, Inc., June 5, 2008 DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 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: SKE International, Inc. File: B-311383; B-311383.2 Date: June 5, 2008 William F. Savarino, Esq., John J. O'Brien, Esq., and Bryan T. Bunting, Esq., Cohen Mohr LLP, for the protester. Thomas Janczewski, Esq., and Mitchell W. Quick, Esq., Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, for All Star Services Corporation, an intervenor. Jana Lynn Strait, Esq., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the agency. Paul E. Jordan, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Evaluation of protester's technical proposal was unobjectionable where agency reasonably found weaknesses associated with firm's timeliness of performance because of minor schedule delays in connection with some prior contracts; corporate experience, based on limited information regarding task orders; and management approach, based on questions regarding organizational structure and limited job order contract experience of key personnel. 2. Agency reasonably evaluated awardee's past performance as very good notwithstanding some poor rating responses in limited areas of two Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS) reports, where firm's rating was otherwise based on 5 past performance questionnaires and 11 other CCASS reports, all of which contained a significant majority of excellent, outstanding, and above average ratings. DECISION SKE, International Inc. protests the award of a contract to All Star Services Corporation (ASSC) under request for proposals (RFP) No. W912DQ-07-R-0040, issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction services at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. SKE challenges the agency's technical evaluation. We deny the protest. The RFP sought proposals for sustainment, restoration, and modernization projects at Fort Leavenworth including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, or fire protection systems, concrete, asphalt, building renovation or demolition, interior remodeling, roofing, siding, windows, and doors, and work on infrastructure systems. The RFP contemplated the award of an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) job order contract for a base year (up to a $6 million ceiling), with four 1 year (up to $6 million ceiling) options. Proposals were to be evaluated for "best value" on the basis of four factors (with relevant subfactors)--(1) past performance (quality, customer satisfaction, and timeliness); (2) corporate experience; (3) management approach (organizational structure, plan for responding to/managing simultaneous task orders, and subcontractor management); and (4) price. Factor 1 was most important and its subfactors were of equal importance. Factors 2 and 3 were less important than factor 1, but were equally weighted and each subfactor under factor 3 was of equal importance. The non-price factors were rated on an adjectival basis (excellent, very good, satisfactory, marginal, and unacceptable). Price, which was less important than the technical factors, was determined based on the offerors' proposed price coefficients. Five offerors, including SKE and ASSC, submitted proposals.