B-209234: Mar 29, 1983

A firm protested an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contract award for waste collection services. The solicitation was a total small business set-aside, and the protester, which was a large business, contended that the awardee's bid price was excessive. The protester disputed the IRS determination that the awardee's bid was fair and reasonable. However, IRS stated that the Government estimate was i...

B-209234: Mar 29, 1983

DETERMINATION THAT SMALL BUSINESS BID IS REASONABLE IS NOT LEGALLY OBJECTIONABLE WHEN THE BID IS WITHIN 11 PERCENT OF THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE. GAO WILL NOT DISTURB DETERMINATION OF PRICE REASONABLENESS ON A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE ABSENT A SHOWING OF BAD FAITH OR FRAUD. 3. GAO WILL DISMISS BID PROTEST AS PREMATURE WHEN IT CHALLENGES THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE SOLE-SOURCE AWARDS. 4. GAO WILL DISMIS...