Protest Involving Oral Request for Best and Final Offers

The second low bidder protested the agency's permitting offerors to revise their price proposals in its oral request for best and final offers. The protester also received oral notice that upward price revisions were permissible, and its interpretation of the contracting officer's advice provided no basis for disturbing the award. However, in the future, the agency should request best and final offers in writing.