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B-292919.2,B-292919.3,B-292919.4,B-292919.5,B-292919.6,B-292919. 1 (2004-02-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacypq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I llillLb G A 0Comptroller General ... .Accountability * Integrity Reliability of the United States United States General Accounting Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 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: All Phase Environmental, Inc. File: B-292919.2; B-292919.3; B-292919.4; B-292919.5; B-292919.6; B-292919.7 Date: February 4, 2004 Edward J. Kinberg, Esq., for the protester. Clarence D. Long, III, Esq., and Martin F. McAlwee, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. John L. Formica, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Information requirements provided in the solicitation's proposal preparation instructions are not evaluation criteria and do not establish minimum evaluation standards. 2. Protest challenging the agency's consideration of a contract referenced in the awardee's past performance proposal is denied where the agency's actions were within the broad discretion afforded the agency to determine whether a particular contract is relevant to the past performance evaluation. 3. Agency is not required to analyze proposals for price realism where the solicitation does not provide for such an analysis. DECISION All Phase Environmental, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Professional Diversified Services, Inc. (PDSI), under request for proposals (RFP) No. F08650-03- R-0032, issued by the Department of the Air Force, for grounds maintenance services for Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. We deny the protests. Background The RFP, issued as a competitive set-aside under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, provided for the award of a fixed-price contract for a base period of 1 year with four 1-year options. The contractor is required to provide all personnel, equipment,