B-197346,B-197346.2,B-197346.4: Apr 13, 1981

Two firms protested the Army's rejection of their technical proposals under step one of a two-step formally advertised procurement. The Army determined that the firms' technical proposals were so informationally deficient in several areas as to be unaceptable. The firm protested being eliminated from the competitive range without discussion. They also contended that the items being procured were g...

B-197346,B-197346.2,B-197346.4: Apr 13, 1981

PASSING DEMONSTRATION IS NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION MISSING FROM PROPOSAL. 2. TECHNICAL EVALUATION IS BASED ON INFORMATION SUBMITTED WITH PROPOSAL AND NOT OFFEROR'S REPUTATION OR QUALIFICATIONS. 3. AGENCY NEED NOT CONDUCT DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFEROR WHOSE PROPOSAL IS DETERMINED NOT TO BE REASONABLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING MADE ACCEPTABLE DUE TO MATERIAL INFORMATIONAL DEFICIENCIES. THERE IS NOTHING U...