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B-404618 1 (2011-03-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbsi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: JiL .L A GA O Comptroller General .,u in Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: Al Procurement, JVG File: B-404618 Date: March 14, 2011 Derrick Storms, Esq., for the protester. Tracy Downing, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Paula J. Haurilesko, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST In a negotiated procurement for a fixed-price contract, protest of the rejection of the protester's proposal on the basis of its low price is sustained, where the agency's evaluation of the protester's proposal was not reasonable or in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION Al Procurement, JVG,' of Miami, Florida, protests the rejection of its proposal and the award of a contract to DRT Cemetery Management, of San Francisco, California, under request for proposals (RFP) No. VA-786-10-RP-0329, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for ground maintenance service. Al Procurement contends that the VA unreasonably rejected its proposal on the basis of its low price without any evaluation of the protester's approach to performing the contract. We sustain the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, issued as an SDVOSB set-aside, provided for the award of a fixed-price contract for ground maintenance service at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in 1 The protester is a joint venture consisting of Al Procurement, LLC, a verified service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern, and Greencarpet Landscaping & Maintenance, Inc., a small business concern. See Protester's Proposal at 9.