DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT REVIEW AWARD OF CONTRACT BY NORTH BERGEN COUNTY SEWER AUTHORITY TO BE FUNDED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANT. SINCE MATTER IS BEFORE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION WHICH HAS NOT INDICATED INTEREST IN GAO'S VIEW. URS/MSR ARGUES THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SELECTED BECAUSE ITS TECHNICAL PROPOSAL WAS INITIALLY RANKED FIRST. ITS PRICE WAS LOWEST. THE COMPLAINANT ALSO CON...

A firm protested the award of a contract for the preparation of a wastewater plant issued by the Northwest Bergen County Sewer Authority (NBCSA) in New Jersey under a grant administered by the Environmental Protection Agency. The protester argued that it should have been selected because its technical proposal was initially ranked first, and its price was lowest. It also contended that negotiation...