B-211732: Oct 11, 1983

A small business protested the Army's rejection of its proposal under a request for technical proposals (RFTP). The protester contended that the rejection of its proposal was not rationally founded since it had supplied certain information in its proposal which the Army evaluators found lacking. It also contended that the Army's determination to reject its proposal was a nonresponsibility determin...

B-211732: Oct 11, 1983

PROTEST SUBMITTED TO GAO WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF AGENCY AFFIRMATION OF EVALUATION RESULTS IS TIMELY. 2. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REJECTION OF TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMITTED UNDER FIRST STEP OF TWO-STEP FORMALLY ADVERTISED PROCUREMENT WAS PROPER SINCE PROPOSAL WAS REASONABLY DETERMINED TO BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR VALID TECHNICAL REASONS UNDER STATED EVALUATION CRITERIA. 3. PROTEST FILED AFTER AGENCY'S REJE...