B-196371: Jul 22, 1980

A firm protested the award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract under a request for proposals for a mass media campaign as a part of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program. The technical proposals of the awardee and the protester were both deemed acceptable and technically equivalent by the evaluation panel. The awardee apparently submitted a revision to its proposed price during the prea...

B-196371: Jul 22, 1980

WHERE PROTEST WAS FILED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT MATERIAL AND IS BASED ENTIRELY UPON THAT INFORMATION. PROTEST WAS TIMELY FILED. 2. FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO PERFORM IS PART OF AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION WHICH GAO DOES NOT REVIEW EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS NOT APPLICABLE HERE. 3. OMISSION OF OPTION PRICES FROM INITIAL PROPOSAL IS NOT FATAL TO OFFER S...