B-214136: Jul 9, 1984

A firm protested an Air Force contract award to another firm, contending that the Air Force: (1) improperly evaluated proposals by failing to consider the protester's low alternate prices for commercially packaged items; and (2) used offered prices for first article test data in the price evaluation, contrary to the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation. Since the solicitation did not...

B-214136: Jul 9, 1984

PROTEST THAT IN EVALUATING PRICES AGENCY CONSIDERED OFFERED PRICES FOR FIRST ARTICLE TEST DATA EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS NOT AN EXPRESS ELEMENT OF THE SOLICITATION'S EVALUATION SCHEME IS DENIED. SINCE THE AGENCY'S INTENT TO CONSIDER THAT FACTOR WAS REASONABLY REFLECTED IN THE SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. UMC WOULD HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACT. THE SOLICITATION STATED AS FOLLOWS: "OFFERS ARE NOT REQUIRED...