B-205533: Jul 8, 1982

A firm protested the award of any contract under an invitation for bids (IFB) issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Bids under the IFB were to be based on the bidders' own technical proposals submitted as step one of a two-step procurement. The protester challenged the potential award to the apparent low bidder contending that DLA failed to evaluate certain maintenance aspects of the techn...

B-205533: Jul 8, 1982

OF A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL NOT MEETING A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR SPECIAL TOOLS TO MANUALLY OPERATE AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WAS IMPROPER. THE DECISION TO RELAX THAT REQUIREMENT FOR ONE OFFEROR CONSTITUTED A BASIC CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S MINIMUM NEEDS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO ALL OFFERORS. RECOMMENDATION IS MADE THAT BIDS BE RESOLICITED ON THE BASIS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CURRENT...