B-291954.3: Oct 6, 2003

Beautify Professional Services Corporation protests the award of a contract to Southway Services under request for proposals (RFP) No. F05611-02-R-0027, issued by the Department of the Air Force for custodial services for the academic area at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Beautify challenges the agency's decision to award a contract to an offeror submitting a h...

B-291954.3: Oct 6, 2003

DIGEST Protest of the award to a firm with a higher past performance rating and a higher price is sustained where the source selection authority ignored the protester's significantly lower price and. BACKGROUND The RFP was issued on July 19. Was determined most advantageous to the government. These contracts were required to exceed an annual total (per contract) of $2.2 million. A sample of which...