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Protest Alleging That Award Was Not Made to Low Offeror

B-201466: Aug 3, 1981

A firm protested the award of a subcontract by the prime contractor operating a Department of Energy (DOE) facility. The protester contended that: (1) the solicitation, a negotiated request for proposals (RFP), was for all practical purposes an invitation for bids (IFB); (2) the award was not made to the low offeror; and (3) the substitution of the prime contractor for DOE as the contracting autho...

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B-201466, AUG 3, 1981

B-201466: Aug 3, 1981

CONTENDING THAT SOLICITATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORMALLY ADVERTISED RATHER THAN NEGOTIATED AND THAT ONLY PRICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED IN AWARD SELECTION. IS UNTIMELY UNDER 4 C.F.R. SEC. 21.2(B)(1) (1981) AS ALLEGED IMPROPRIETIES WERE APPARENT FROM SOLICITATION. WAS PURSUANT TO SOLICITATION NO. AWARD WAS MADE ON DECEMBER 5. WAS FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES AN INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB). AWARD WAS N...

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