WHERE PROPOSAL IS ALLEGED BY PROTESTER TO BE TECHNICALLY RESPONSIVE AND WITHIN COMPETITIVE RANGE. GAO WILL NOT QUESTION CONTRARY DETERMINATION SINCE RECORD INDICATES REASONABLE BASIS FOR SUCH DETERMINATION. PRICE NEED NOT BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINATION OF COMPETITIVE RANGE UNLESS OFFER IS FIRST DEEMED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE. 2. ARMY DID NOT HAVE DUTY TO NEGOTIATE WITH PROTESTER. 3. SINCE WRITTEN R...

The protester contended that its proposal was technically responsive and that the agency acted arbitrarily in finding its proposal technically unacceptable. The record indicated a reasonable basis for the determination that the proposal was technically unacceptable. Price need not be considered in the determination of the competitive range unless the offer is first deemed technically acceptable. T...