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B-288126,B-288126.2 Published: Sep 26, 2001. Publicly Released: Sep 26, 2001.
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A firm protested a Department of State contract for guard services at a U.S. embassy, contending that its proposal was improperly rejected as non-compliant because it was priced in euros. GAO held that solicitation providing for the submission of offers paid in local currency cannot reasonably be interpreted as prohibiting the submission of offers priced in euros where the euro has been adopted as a country's national currency. Accordingly, the protest was sustained, and GAO recommended that the Department of State: (1) make determination as to whether it would be in the agency's best interest to proceed with discussions with the protester, given that such discussions might result in the protester's offer becoming the lowest-priced, technically acceptable one; (2) if the contracting officer does decide to proceed with such discussions, and as a result, the protester's offer is determined to be the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer, and the protester is otherwise determined to be responsible, the agency should terminate the award to the awardee and make award to the protester; and (3) reimburse the protester for its costs of filing and pursuing the protest, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

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