B-218622.2,B-218622.3: Sep 25, 1985

The Agency for International Development (AID) and a firm requested reconsideration of a decision which sustained a protest against 13 AID indefinite quantity contract awards for technical services. GAO had held that the AID cost evaluation approach was faulty because AID: (1) did not evaluate offerers' direct costs to the prejudice of firms who offered low direct costs but higher indirect costs;...

B-218622.2,B-218622.3: Sep 25, 1985

PRIOR DECISION QUESTIONING AUTHORITY OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID) TO CONDUCT ITS OWN MINORITY SET-ASIDE IS MODIFIED SINCE IT APPEARS CONGRESS HAS GIVEN AID AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT SUCH A PROGRAM. KNOWLEDGE OF COST EVALUATION APPROACH USED ON EARLIER PROCUREMENT WOULD NOT HAVE BENEFITED OFFEROR UNDER PROTESTED PROCUREMENT BECAUSE AGENCY USED VARYING COST EVALUATION APPROACHES IN THESE...