B-198319: Dec 17, 1980

A firm protested its exclusion from the competitive range by the Department of Energy (DOE) under a solicitation for quick reaction work order master contracts for planning, analytical, technical, and other required services. The firm argued that all technically qualified offerors, which it was conceded to be, should have been selected rather than only those determined by DOE to have been best qua...

B-198319: Dec 17, 1980

BASED PRIMARILY ON MANNER IN WHICH PROPOSALS WERE EVALUATED AND COMPETITIVE RANGE DETERMINED. PROPOSAL WHICH IS TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE OR CAPABLE OF BEING MADE ACCEPTABLE NEED NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR NEGOTIATION IF. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPETITIVE RANGE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ONLY IS PROPER WHEN (1) 25 PERCENT SET-ASIDE WAS ANNOUNCED IN SOLICITATION AND (2) SMALL BUSINESS PROPOSALS HAVE REAL CHANCE FOR A...