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[Protest of Secret Service Contract Award]

B-213788: Apr 4, 1984

A firm protested a contract award to another firm under a U.S. Secret Service solicitation, contending that the Secret Service improperly evaluated its proposal. The solicitation was for the rental of an indefinite quantity of hotel rooms to be used by Secret Service personnel assigned to protect presidential candidates. The solicitation required that the rooms be in proximity to Washington Nation...

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B-213788, APR 4, 1984

B-213788: Apr 4, 1984

WHILE PROCURING AGENCIES HAVE BROAD DISCRETION IN DETERMINING THE EVALUATION PLAN THEY WILL USE IN A NEGOTIATED PROCUREMENT. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE DISCRETION TO ANNOUNCE IN THE SOLICITATION THAT ONE PLAN WILL BE USED AND THEN FOLLOW ANOTHER IN THE ACTUAL EVALUATION. GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS ON COMPETITION ARE PERMITTED AS LONG AS THEY ARE ADEQUATELY JUSTIFIED BASED ON THE AGENCY'S MINIMUM NEEDS AND...

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