https://www.gao.gov/products/439438

B-212675: May 25, 1984

CONTRACTS - NEGOTIATION - OFFERS OR PROPOSALS - EVALUATION - POINT RATING - SIGNIFICANCE OF DIFFERENCES CONTRACTING OFFICER'S DETERMINATION THAT THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROPOSALS WITH A 14.4-PERCENT DIFFERENCE IN TECHNICAL POINT SCORES IS NOT UNREASONABLE. CONTRACTS - NEGOTIATION - OFFERS OR PROPOSALS - EVALUATION - TECHNICALLY EQUAL PROPOSALS - PRICE DETERMINATIVE FAC...

https://www.gao.gov/products/124261

B-212675: May 25, 1984

A firm protested a contract award under a solicitation issued by the United States Information Agency (USIA) for design and installation of technical operations facilities. The protester contended that USIA: (1) did not follow the solicitation criteria in making the award; (2) caused the awardee to achieve a higher technical rating through discussions; and (3) changed the budget limitation to acco...