B-204932: Jul 8, 1982

A firm protested a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract award which was issued under a request for proposals (RFP) for teleprocessing services. The competition was for a 1-year contract with four 1-year option periods. The award was to be made to the offeror which met the RFP requirements at the lowest total system cost. The protester alleged that the awardee's proposal did not include the cost...

B-204932: Jul 8, 1982

LEADS TO CONCLUSION THAT EVALUATION WAS INCONCLUSIVE AS TO WHICH OF SEVERAL COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS REPRESENTED THE BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT. THE PROTESTER ESSENTIALLY CONTENDS THAT CSC SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE THE LOWEST ACCEPTABLE OFFEROR FOR THE SERVICES. THAT CSC'S EVALUATED COST DID NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF ALL REQUIRED SERVICES WHICH WERE TO BE DEMONSTRATED IN BENCHMARK TESTING OF T...