B-210941.5: Nov 14, 1984

A firm protested the Army's failure to award it a contract, arguing that: (1) the Army unfairly downgraded its proposal; and (2) the Army did not adequately convey its concerns about the proposal during discussions. GAO held that the Army reasonably concluded that the protester's bid would pose a solicitation schedule risk and that this problem would prevent the bid from being evaluated as superio...

B-210941.5: Nov 14, 1984

AGENCY ACTED REASONABLY BY REFUSING TO AWARD A PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO A FIRM WHOSE PROPOSED DESIGN COULD INVOLVE SCHEDULE RISK THAT WOULD PRECLUDE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING ON A PARALLEL PATH AND WHERE THE DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE PROPOSAL PRECLUDED ITS EVALUATION AS SUPERIOR TO EITHER OF THE OFFERS THAT WAS SELECTED. CONTRACTS - NEGOTIATION - OFFERS OR PROPOSALS - DISCUSSION WITH ALL OFFER...