https://www.gao.gov/products/439301

B-215461: Nov 27, 1984

CONTRACTING OFFICER PROPERLY REJECTED TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMITTED UNDER FIRST STEP OF TWO-STEP FORMALLY ADVERTISED PROCUREMENT SINCE PROPOSAL WAS REASONABLY DETERMINED TO BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR VALID TECHNICAL REASONS UNDER STATED EVALUATION CRITERIA. AN AGENCY'S ACCEPTANCE OF A PROPOSAL IN A PRIOR NEGOTIATED PROCUREMENT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE SAME AGENCY'S REJECTION OF A SIMILAR PROPOSAL IN A SUBSE...

https://www.gao.gov/products/125669

B-215461: Nov 27, 1984

A firm protested the rejection of its proposal under an Army solicitation for camouflage screen support systems, contending that: (1) its similar proposal under a previous procurement for the same items was accepted by the Army; and (2) the rejection of its proposal under the two-step procurement was unreasonable. The Army rejected the proposal because: (1) while the protester proposed certain add...