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B-417248 1 (2019-04-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadzdv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: AVIS Jordan File: B-417248 Date: April 23, 2019 Hashem Abu Samra, AVIS Jordan, for the protester. Dennis J. Gallagher, Esq., Department of State, for the agency. Evan C. Williams, Esq., Stephanie B. Magnell, Esq., and Amy B. Pereira, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST In a lowest-priced, technically acceptable acquisition using commercial item and simplified acquisition procedures, where two vendors submitted technically acceptable quotations at the same price, and where the solicitation contained no tie-breaking procedures, the agency reasonably considered the quality of the quoted items to determine the award priority among equally low-priced vendors. DECISION AVIS Jordan, of Amman, Jordan, protests the issuance of a purchase order to Masafat Car Rental (Masafat), under request for quotations (RFQ) No. S-J01 0-19-Q-0005, issued by the Department of State for rental vehicles. The protester contends that the agency's award to Masafat was unreasonable. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On November 29, 2018, the Department of State issued the RFQ, seeking prices for the rental of four vehicles, to be used at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan. Agency Report (AR), Tab 1, RFQ at 1; Combined Contracting Officer's Statement and Memorandum of Law (COS/MOL) at 1. Although not clearly stated in the solicitation, the agency advises that the procurement was conducted under Federal Acquisition