B-207268: Aug 23, 1982

A firm protested two contract awards under solicitations issued by the operating contractor of an Army ammunition facility. The protester claimed that it was technically capable of providing the equipment and that it could offer a substantially lower price than the awardee. Both solicitations stated that the technical aspects of proposals would be the primary evaluation criteria, while cost would...

B-207268: Aug 23, 1982

GAO'S FUNCTION IS NOT TO REEVALUATE PROPOSALS OR TO SUBSTITUTE ITS JUDGMENT FOR THAT OF EVALUATION TEAM MEMBERS IN DETERMINING WHETHER A PARTICULAR PROPOSAL IS TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE. GAO'S REVIEW IS LIMITED TO A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER PROPOSALS WERE EVALUATED REASONABLY. WHETHER AWARD WAS IN ACCORD WITH LISTED EVALUATION CRITERIA. WHEN SOLICITATION INDICATES THAT TECHNICAL FACTORS ARE ACCORDED...