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B-188787, JAN. 31, 1978, 57 COMP.GEN. 239

B-188787: Jan 31, 1978

HOURLY RATES WERE REDUCED WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION THEREFOR. OR THAT SUBSTANTIAL COST OVERRUNS WERE POSSIBLE. REJECTION WAS NOT IMPROPER SINCE OFFEROR MUST CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE PROPOSAL'S MERITS. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S CONCERNS WERE REASONABLE. THAT ORAL REQUEST FOR BEST AND FINAL OFFERS INCLUDED REQUIREMENT TO JUSTIFY PRICE CHANGES FROM THOSE IN INITIAL OFFER IS NOT CONCLUSIVE AGAINST PROTESTER. F1962...

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Protest against Rejection of Offer on Basis of Unjustified Price Reductions

B-188787: Jan 31, 1978

A protester argued that a request for best and final offers (BAFO) did not indicate that price revisions had to be accompanied by justification and that the contracting officer reached erroneous conclusions. Rejection of the BAFO was proper since concerns about unexplained price reduction were reasonable, and the offeror must clearly demonstrate proposal's merits although the contracting agency's...

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