B-201853.2: Apr 16, 1982

A firm protested the award of a contract issued by the Navy. This matter is also the subject of litigation in a Federal court which has expressed an interest in a GAO opinion in connection with its consideration of the merits of the complaint. The Navy initiated this procurement by issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for an indefinite quantity contract for office equipment. Under the evaluation...

B-201853.2: Apr 16, 1982

WHICH STATES THAT THE "OFFER IS PREDICATED ON THE FOLLOWING. THE PROTESTER'S UNILATERAL INCLUSION OF AN "UNEVALUATED OPTION" FOR ADDITIONAL SPARE PARTS KITS BEYOND THE ONE KIT TO EVERY FOUR SYSTEMS SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION IS HARMONIOUS WITH THIS INTERPRETATION. 2. THE NAVY WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO SEEK VERIFICATION OR CLARIFICATION OF A BEST AND FINAL OFFER WHERE THE RECORD SHOWS THERE WAS NO DO...