B-215497: Dec 13, 1984

A firm protested a contract award under a Navy solicitation for radar filters, contending that: (1) its bid was improperly rejected as nonresponsive; and (2) the contract price was unreasonable. The Navy rejected the bid because it expressed the delivery time in terms of the date the order was received and the contracting officer added 5 days to the delivery time to allow for notice of award, whic...

B-215497: Dec 13, 1984

THE DELIVERY DATE OFFERED IS LATER THAN THE DATE REQUIRED. THE BID IS NONRESPONSIVE. A DETERMINATION CONCERNING PRICE REASONABLENESS IS A MATTER OF ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION WHICH GAO WILL NOT QUESTION UNLESS SHOWN TO BE UNREASONABLE OR IN BAD FAITH. THE MERE FACT THAT THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO A BIDDER WHOSE PRICE WAS MORE THAN THAT OFFERED BY A NONRESPONSIVE BIDDER DOES NOT ESTABLISH THAT THE...