B-212229: Jan 19, 1984

A firm protested an Air Force contract award under a request for proposals (RFP) for the operation and maintenance of aerial target systems. The protester claimed that, because it submitted the lowest price offer and its technical proposal was rated "good," it was entitled to the award. GAO noted that, not only did the RFP state that technical and cost proposals would be evaluated equally, but tha...

B-212229: Jan 19, 1984

PROTEST THAT AWARD SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE TO LOWER PRICED PROPOSAL SINCE IT WAS EVALUATED AS TECHNICALLY "GOOD" IS WITHOUT MERIT WHERE SOLICITATION STATED THAT COST PROPOSAL AND TECHNICAL PROPOSAL EVALUATION WOULD BE CONSIDERED EQUAL IN IMPORTANCE AND THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINED THAT THE TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY OF THE AWARDEE'S PROPOSAL OUTWEIGHED THE COST DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE PROPOSALS. 2...