B-193057: Jun 29, 1979

A firm protested the award of a contract to a competitor under a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The protester complained that the award should not have been made to the competitor on the basis of its low cost estimate since the protester received the highest technical score and the cost difference was slight. The protester also contended that EPA f...

B-193057: Jun 29, 1979

DECIDING WHETHER DIFFERENCE IN POINT SCORING IS SIGNIFICANT. OR WHETHER TECHNICAL PROPOSALS ARE ESSENTIALLY EQUAL INVOLVES EXERCISE OF JUDGMENT BY AGENCY. EVALUATION RECORD SUPPORTS AGENCY DETERMINATION THAT SPREAD OF SIX POINTS BETWEEN TOP TWO PROPOSALS IS NOT SIGNIFICANT AND THAT PROPOSALS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL. 2. WHERE TWO OFFERORS ARE CONSIDERED TECHNICALLY EQUAL AND DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN AC...