B-201176: Jun 22, 1981

A firm protested the award of a contract by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the lease of 72 facsimile machines. The protester asserted that the cost evaluation was inconsistent with the solicitation's evaluation criteria and that IRS technical personnel were made privy to the pricing structure of all offerors prior to the request for best and final offers. IRS denied any impropriety in the...

B-201176: Jun 22, 1981

DIGEST: PROTEST IS SUSTAINED WHERE AGENCY RECORD DISCLOSES THAT PROTESTER WAS PREJUDICED BY IMPROPER DISCLOSURES MADE BY AGENCY PERSONNEL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF BEST AND FINAL OFFERS. RECOMMENDATION IS MADE THAT CONTRACT BE TERMINATED AND AWARD MADE TO PROTESTER. THE CONTRACT IS FOR THE LEASE OF 72 FACSIMILE MACHINES. PANAFAX ASSERTS THAT THE COST EVALUATION WAS INCONSISTENT WITH THE RFP'S EVALUAT...