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B-298281.2 1 (2006-10-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaspv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability 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: Bannum, Inc. File: B-298281.2 Date: October 16, 2006 Michael A. Gordon, Esq., and Fran Baskin, Esq., Holmes & Gordon, for the protester. Alex D. Tomaszczuk, Esq., Daniel S. Herzfeld, Esq., and Orest J. Jowyk, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, for Dismas Charities, Inc., the intervenor. Tracey L. Printer, Esq., Federal Bureau of Prisons, for the agency. Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where solicitation provided for award on the basis of initial proposals to the offeror whose proposal was determined to be in the best interests of the government, agency properly awarded contract without discussions where record shows that discussions were not necessary to determine which proposal represented the best value to the government. DECISION Bannum, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Dismas Charities, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. 200-0800-SE, issued by the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons for community corrections center (CCC) services for federal offenders in the Orlando, Florida area. Bannum contends that the agency improperly awarded to Dismas on the basis of initial proposals. We deny the protest. The RFP, which was issued on November 30, 2005, contemplated the award of an indefinite-delivery requirements contracts for a 3-year base period and seven 1-year award terms.' The solicitation provided for award to the offeror whose proposal was 1 The award term concept is intended as an incentive to the contractor that permits extensions to the base contract period based on the contractor's performance. RFP § 1.11.