B-200259: Apr 22, 1981

A firm protested the award of a contract to a second firm under a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. The firm contended that: (1) the RFP was deficient in a number of respects, (2) it was improperly excluded from the competition, (3) the award of the contract should not have been made while its protest was pending, and (4) it should receive proposal preparat...

B-200259: Apr 22, 1981

DETERMINATION THAT PROPOSAL IS TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE IS WITHIN CONTRACTING AGENCY'S DISCRETION AND WILL NOT BE DISTURBED ABSENT CLEAR SHOWING THAT IT WAS ARBITRARY OR UNREASONABLE. WHICH IS NOT PROVIDED BY PROTESTER'S MERE DISAGREEMENT WITH AGENCY ASSESSMENT. 3. GAO WILL NOT QUESTION AGENCY DECISION TO MAKE AWARD PRIOR TO RESOLUTION OF PROTEST WHERE DECISION TO DO SO WAS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH...