B-215922,B-215922.2: Dec 12, 1984

An individual and a firm protested a Forest Service lease award. The individual contended that: (1) the solicitation's required costs did not accurately reflect the costs to the government; (2) the awardee received an unfair point advantage during the evaluation of its bid; (3) the awardee improperly reduced its bid price during best and final offers; and (4) a calculation error made by the contra...

B-215922,B-215922.2: Dec 12, 1984

GAO DOES NOT REVIEW AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY ABSENT A SHOWING OF POSSIBLE FRAUD ON THE PART OF CONTRACTING OFFICIALS OR AN ALLEGATION THAT DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA HAVE BEEN MISAPPLIED. GROUNDS OF PROTEST WHICH ARE RAISED MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER THE BASIS IS KNOWN ARE UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE MERITS. FLOOR PLAN WHICH WAS LABELED "SAMPLE" AND W...