B-185871: Jul 26, 1976

IN VIEW OF AGENCY DETERMINATION BASED ON AWARDEE'S TECHNICAL AND COST PROPOSALS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH AWARDEE THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT COMMITMENT OF TEAM MEMBERS TO SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS. TO EVALUATE COST PROPOSALS WAS IMPROPER BECAUSE IT WAS INCONSISTENT WITH RFP STATEMENT THAT COST BE GIVEN 20 PERCENT OF TOTAL EVALUATION WEIGHT. SINCE PROTESTER WAS FOUND IN COMPETITIVE RANGE ONLY BECAUSE O...

B-185871: Jul 26, 1976

The protester complained that an award selection lacked a rational basis and that the formula used to evaluate cost proposals distorted the differences between proposals. Although the awardee's response to an informational provision in the solicitation concerning time to be devoted to the contract was brief, there was no showing that the determination of who should receive the award was unreasonab...