B-219360: Aug 20, 1985

A firm protested a Department of Energy contractor's rejection of its proposal for the design, manufacture, and testing of air filter housings. The protester contended that the contractor's evaluation of its technical proposal and subsequent rejection of its proposal as technically unacceptable were improper. GAO determined that the rejection of the proposal was proper since the protester failed t...

B-219360: Aug 20, 1985

THERE IS A REASONABLE BASIS TO FIND THE PROTESTER'S PROPOSAL TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE. PRIME CONTRACTOR WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS WITH AN OFFEROR WHOSE PROPOSAL WAS FOUND TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE. WHERE PRINCIPAL DEFICIENCY IN ITS PROPOSAL WAS DISCLOSED TO THE PROTESTER AND. SUPPORTED THE PRIME CONTRACTOR'S FINDING THAT THE PROTESTER'S PROPOSAL WAS TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THE PRO...