A firm protested the award of a cost-reimbursement type contract to provide certain technical assistance to municipal governments regarding the prohibition of discrimination against handicapped individuals under any program or activity receiving Federal funds. The protester contended that, for the purpose of cost negotiations, the agency developed different cost objectives for each offeror. The pr...

WHERE SPECIFICATIONS ARE PRIMARILY PERFORMANCE ORIENTED SO THAT OFFERORS CAN PROPOSE THEIR OWN TECHNICAL APPROACHES. AN AGENCY PROPERLY MAY DEVELOP DIFFERENT COST OBJECTIVES FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH EACH OFFEROR BASED ON WHAT THE AGENCY DETERMINED WERE REASONABLE COSTS TO ACCOMPLISH THE FIRM'S PROPOSED APPROACH. THE OFFEROR CANNOT ASSUME THAT ITS AGREEMENT TO THOSE OBJECTIVES WILL RESULT IN AN AWARD S...