B-212979.3: Apr 22, 1986

GAO REJECTS THE AGENCY'S ARGUMENT THAT COMPARISON OF THE FIRST AND SECOND BENCHMARKS SUPPORTS ITS POSITION SINCE THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE IN RUNNING THE SECOND BENCHMARK AND THERE ARE OTHER LOGICAL. CLAIM FOR COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARING PROPOSAL AND THE BENCHMARKING OF EQUIPMENT IN A NEGOTIATED FIXED-PRICE PROCUREMENT FOR THE LEASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT IS SUSTAINED WHERE THE CLAIMANT....

B-212979.3: Apr 22, 1986

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requested reconsideration of a sustained protest against its elimination of the protester from the competitive range. In addition, the protester claimed reimbursement for its proposal preparation costs. GAO held that: (1) IRS improperly determined from benchmark results that the protester's rate of access did not meet the solicitation's requirement; (2) since the...