James J. Flanagan Shipping Corporation

A firm protests a Department of the Army contract award for stevedoring and related services, contending that the Army misevaluated its proposal and improperly made award at a price higher than its own. GAO held that the Army reasonably rated the protester's proposal unsatisfactory, such that it could not form the basis for award, since the Army reasonably determined that proposal contained numerous material deficiencies including the lack of a management plan, a security and safety plan, a quality control plan, and a cargo loss and damage control program. Accordingly, the protest was denied.