East Bay Elevator Company, Inc.

A firm protested a General Services Administration (GSA) contract award for elevator maintenance services, contending that GSA unfairly applied the solicitation evaluation criteria in its evaluation of proposals and improperly failed to conduct discussions. GAO held that GSA (1) reasonably assessed the proposal favorably under the solicitation evaluation criterion calling for specialized experience with a particular control system; and (2) fairly decided not to conduct discussions as part of a reevaluation performed as corrective action because the underlying solicitation provided for award without discussion. Accordingly, the protest was denied.