A firm protested the award of a contract to a second firm on a number of grounds. The contracting agency agreed that the handling of the procurement was not consistent with sound procurement policies and practices. The request for proposals (RFP) included a specification for detailed technical proposals. The awardee offered a blanket statement of its intent to comply with the specifications in thi...

BLANKET OFFER OF COMPLIANCE IS UNACCEPTABLE. 2. EXTENT OF PERFORMANCE UNDER CONTRACT IS PROPER CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING WHETHER IT IS IN BEST INTEREST OF GOVERNMENT TO TERMINATE FOR CONVENIENCE IMPROPER AWARD. AGREES THAT THE HANDLING OF THE PROCUREMENT WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH SOUND PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES. AMONG THE DEFICIENCIES NOTED BY HEADQUARTERS IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS T...