B-220058: Dec 23, 1985

A firm protested the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) issuance of a delivery order for the procurement of weather radar display equipment, contending that: (1) in accepting the awardee's lower-priced quote, FAA engaged in an auction and a one-sided procurement that should have included a common cutoff date; and (2) FAA should have compared the prices of each contractor's equipment without c...

B-220058: Dec 23, 1985

THE CONTENTION IS SPECULATIVE AND THE PROTESTER HAS NOT MET ITS BURDEN OF PROOF. PROVIDED THE REDUCTION IS APPLIED TO ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT. EVEN THOUGH SUCH A FEE IS CONTAINED IN THE AWARDEE'S FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT. IS DENIED WHERE THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE PROTESTER EXPRESSLY INCLUDED AN INSTALLATION FEE IN ITS PRICE QUOTATION AND THE AWARDEE OMITTED TH...