A firm protested the award of contracts to two other firms under requests for proposals issued by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the investigation of Federal employment discrimination complaints. The protester contended that one of the members of the technical evaluation committee was prejudiced in favor of one awardee because he was the technical contact on another Government contract w...

BIAS OF TECHNICAL EVALUATION COMMITTEE MEMBER IN FAVOR OF AWARDEE IS NOT SHOWN WHERE IDENTICAL ALLEGATION WAS DENIED IN PRIOR DECISION WHERE NO BIAS WAS FOUND EVEN THOUGH ALLEGED FAVORED FIRM RECEIVED MUCH HIGHER SCORES VIS-A-VIS PROTESTER. GAO WILL NOT QUESTION AN AGENCY'S TECHNICAL EVALUATION BECAUSE THE PROTESTER HAS NOT SHOWN THAT AGENCY'S JUDGMENT LACKED A REASONABLE BASIS. MARTIN-MISER CONTE...