B-208871: Aug 22, 1983

A firm protested a Department of Labor cost reimbursement contract under a request for proposals (RFP) for the operation of a job corps center. The protester alleged that the contracting officer awarded the contract solely on the basis of the awardee's proposed lower cost, in contravention of the RFP which stated that technical factors would be most important in selecting a contractor, and that th...

B-208871: Aug 22, 1983

PROTEST THAT CONTRACTING AGENCY AWARDED CONTRACT AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE OF PROTEST IS DENIED BECAUSE DEFICIENCY IS PROCEDURAL ONE THAT DOES NOT AFFECT VALIDITY OF AWARD. 2. THAT COMPETING PROPOSALS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL IN QUALITY DESPITE POINT SPREAD OF 10.5 OUT OF 100 GIVEN BY EVALUATION PANEL AND EVALUATION PANEL'S RECOMMENDATION THAT AWARD BE MADE TO OFFEROR OF HIGHER RATED PROPOSAL. IS NOT...