Protests Against Determination That Offer Was Technically Unacceptable

The protester objected to the determination that its proposal was not technically acceptable and contended that the successful bidder should not have been considered for award since the company did not have as much corporate experience as the protester. Although the solicitation could have been clearer on some aspects of the requirements, it was not misleading, and rejection of the offer as unacceptable for failing to adequately address those aspects did not appear to have been an abuse of discretion. The fact that the offer was low was not significant since it was technically unacceptable. The successful offerer's ranking would have remained unchanged regardless of its score for the related corporate experience evaluation factor.