LiveGreen Solutions, LLC

B-415495 Nov 28, 2017 Jump To VIEW DECISION DOWNLOADS RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights LiveGreen Solutions, LLC, of Aberdeen, Maryland, protests the award of a contract to Bluestone Environmental Group, Inc., of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, by the Department of the Army, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W56TN-17-T-0018, for pollution prevention transportation support services. LiveGreen alleges that the awardee lacks experience with commuter issues, which was required by the RFQ. We deny the protest. We deny the protest. View Decision Decision Matter of:  LiveGreen Solutions, LLC File:  B-415495 Date:  November 28, 2017 Syreeta Gross, for the protester. Thomas S. Myers Jr., Esq., for Bluestone Environmental Group, Inc., the intervenor. Rachel E. Woods, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Eric M. Ransom, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest of the agency’s technical evaluation is denied where the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the stated evaluation criteria. DECISION LiveGreen Solutions, LLC, of Aberdeen, Maryland, protests the award of a contract to Bluestone Environmental Group, Inc., of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, by the Department of the Army, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W56TN-17-T-0018, for pollution prevention transportation support services.  LiveGreen alleges that the awardee lacks experience with commuter issues, which was required by the RFQ. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The Army issued the RFQ on August 11, 2017, for the purpose of obtaining pollution prevention transportation support services to support the Aberdeen Proving Ground pollution prevention program.  The successful contractor was to be selected on a lowest-price, technically acceptable basis, considering three technical evaluation factors:  key personnel, experience, and past performance.  With respect to the experience factor, the RFQ required quotations to include a: Cover letter demonstrating [the] Offeror (the contractor) having at least two years of experience in pollution prevention, commuter issues, and conducting outreach education events.  Experience must have been performed [within] the past 5 years.  No more than 10 pages. Agency Report (AR), Tab 9, RFQ Amendment 0004, at 2. Three offerors submitted quotations in response to the RFQ.  After evaluation, the quotations submitted by LiveGreen and Bluestone were rated technically acceptable.  Between LiveGreen and Bluestone, Bluestone’s quotation was significantly lower priced.  Accordingly, the Army concluded that Bluestone was the lowest-price, technically acceptable offeror, and made the award to Bluestone.  LiveGreen then protested the Army’s award decision. DISCUSSION LiveGreen alleges that the award was improper because, based on publically available information collected by the protester, Bluestone does not possess 2 years of experience with commuter issues within the past 5 years as required by the RFP.[1]  Specifically, LiveGreen asserts that based on descriptions of Bluestone’s capabilities provided on the awardee’s own website, among other sources, Bluestone does not provide services related to commuter issues. The evaluation of an offeror’s proposal is a matter within the agency’s discretion.  IPlus, Inc., B-298020, B-298020.2, June 5, 2006, 2006 CPD ¶ 90 at 7, 13.  In reviewing an agency’s evaluation, our Office will not reevaluate proposals; instead, we will examine the record to ensure that it was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation’s stated evaluation criteria and applicable procurement statutes and regulations.  Metro Mach. Corp., B-402567, B-402567.2, June 3, 2010, 2010 CPD ¶ 132 at 13; Urban-Meridian Joint Venture, B-287168, B-287168.2, May 7, 2001, 2001 CPD ¶ 91 at 2.  An offeror’s disagreement with the agency’s evaluation is not sufficient to render the evaluation unreasonable.  Ben-Mar Enters., Inc., B-295781, Apr.