B-206364: Aug 23, 1982

A firm protested the award of a contract which was set aside for small business concerns. The protester contended that: (1) the awardee's proposal was evaluated improperly with respect to corporate experience and other factors of the evaluation criteria; (2) both firms' cost proposals were evaluated improperly; and (3) the contracting agency misunderstood its proposed award fee structure. The prot...

B-206364: Aug 23, 1982

WHERE CORPORATE EXPERIENCE AND PAST PERFORMANCE IS ONE OF FOUR EVALUATION CRITERIA. GAO WILL NOT DISPUTE A CONTRACTING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION AS TO THE REALISM OF THE COSTS PROPOSED FOR A COST REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACT UNLESS THE DETERMINATION IS SHOWN TO BE UNREASONABLE. 3. GAO WILL NOT QUESTION A CONTRACTING AGENCY'S EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL PROPOSALS UNLESS THE PROTESTER SHOWS THAT THE AGENCY'S JUD...