Allegation of Possible Price Leak
B-186053
Published: Jul 28, 1976. Publicly Released: Jul 28, 1976.
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A company protested award of a contract, alleging possible leaking of its proposed price and questioning the performance of a preaward survey. There was no evidence to support the suggestion of a price leak, and the fact that the awardee lowered its price before its best and final offer did not indicate the existence of a leak. Preaward surveys are initiated prior to receipt of best and final offers, and there was no impropriety in the continuation of the survey after the offeror was no longer the low bidder.