B-202811: Feb 17, 1982

A firm protested the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) technical disqualification of its proposal for teleprocessing services. After its review, NASA found that only one company met all of the mandatory requirements, and that firm was awarded the contract. It is GAO policy not to evaluate proposals or substitute its judgment for that of procuring officials by making independen...

B-202811: Feb 17, 1982

DIGEST: PROPOSAL TO FURNISH TELEPROCESSING SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S TELEPROCESSING SERVICE PROGRAM WAS IMPROPERLY REJECTED WHERE SYSTEM OFFERED MET MANDATORY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. PROTEST IS SUSTAINED AND RECOMMENDATION IS MADE THAT THE OPTIONS UNDER THE CONTRACT NOT BE EXERCISED AND THE REQUIREMENT BE RESOLICITED. THE REQUEST WAS FOR TELEPROCESSING S...