B-184658: Jan 23, 1976

AWARD OF FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT FOR INTERIOR PLANNING SERVICES IS NOT MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO GOVERNMENT WHERE METHOD OF EVALUATION RESULTS IN SELECTION OF OFFEROR HAVING SLIGHT TECHNICAL ADVANTAGE AT PRICE EXCEEDING FOUR TIMES PROTESTER'S LOW OFFER. TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE OFFEROR AND EVALUATION METHOD FAILED TO CONFORM TO RFP WHERE PRICE EVALUATION IN FACT EMPLOYED FORM OF MATHEMATICAL ERROR ANALYSIS...

B-184658: Jan 23, 1976

The protester objected to the award of a contract, alleging improper procurement practices. The request for proposals did not conform to sound procurement practice when it failed to advise offerers of the relative importance of major criteria to be discussed in the technical proposals. The award of a fixed-price contract was not most advantageous to the Government since the method of evaluation re...