B-215348: Nov 6, 1984

A college protested the Army's proposed cost-plus-fixed fee contract award, arguing that: (1) the contracting officer failed to adhere to the evaluation scheme set forth in the solicitation; and (2) the Army improperly found the awardee to be technically acceptable. GAO noted that the solicitation stated that contractor selection depended on the merits of the individual proposals. GAO held that th...

B-215348: Nov 6, 1984

DOES NOT INVOLVE AN EVALUATION OF ACTUAL COST QUANTUM WHERE IT IS EXPRESSLY DEFINED TO INCLUDE ONLY COST REALISM AND COMPARISON WITH THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE. THE RFP HAS A "BEST BUY" PROVISION STATING THAT THE SELECTION DECISION WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER DIFFERENCES IN PROPOSAL MERIT ARE WORTH ANY ADDED COST. THE "BEST BUY" PROVISION ESSENTIALLY ESTABLISHES THAT COST QUANTUM IS AS IMPORTANT IN THE SE...