B-200754: Mar 30, 1981

A firm protested the rejection of its proposal as technically unacceptable. The proposal was submitted in response to a request for proposals issued by the Department of Commerce. Following an initial technical evaluation, written and oral responses to clarification questions, and further evaluations, the contracting officer determined that the protester's proposal was technically unacceptable and...

B-200754: Mar 30, 1981

REVIEW OF RECORD ESTABLISHES THAT PROCURING AGENCY TOOK REASONABLE STEPS TO ASSURE THAT SITE VISITS WERE CONDUCTED IN CONSISTENT AND FAIR MANNER THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF WRITTEN PLAN FOR EVALUATORS WHICH WAS FOLLOWED WITH RESPECT TO ALL OFFERORS. 2. THE PROPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. THE RFP WAS FOR THE OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION COLD WATER PIPE AT- SEA TE...