B-205905: Mar 22, 1982

A firm protested the Army's award of a contract for a scanning electron microscope system to another company and objected to the rejection of its proposal as technically unacceptable. Further, the protester objected to the solicitation specifications and suggested that the awardee's proposal was technically unacceptable. The solicitation contained a description of the system and required offerors...

B-205905: Mar 22, 1982

DIGEST: GAO CONCLUDES THAT THE PROCURING AGENCY SHOULD NOT HAVE REJECTED THE PROTESTER'S PROPOSAL AS TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE. INDICATING THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PRICE LIST WAS CORRECT. AMRAY ALSO OBJECTS TO THE SPECIFICATIONS AND AMRAY SUGGESTS THAT ISI'S PROPOSAL WAS TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND THAT THE ARMY WAS PREDISPOSED TO SELECT ISI'S PROPOSED SYSTEM. WE CONCLUDE THAT AMRAY'S...