A firm protested an Air Force contract award for advertising services, contending that: (1) key Air Force personnel were prejudiced against it; and (2) the evaluation formula used was improper. GAO found that: (1) the protester failed to provide any evidence of bias on the part of Air Force personnel; and (2) the protest against the evaluation formula was untimely because it was not filed prior to...

THE PROTESTER MUST SUBMIT VIRTUALLY IRREFUTABLE PROOF THAT THE CONTRACTING OFFICIALS HAD A SPECIFIC AND MALICIOUS INTENT TO HARM THE PROTESTER SINCE CONTRACTING OFFICIALS ARE PRESUMED TO ACT IN GOOD FAITH. THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. RCBC ALLEGES THAT KEY AIR FORCE PERSONNEL WERE PREJUDICED AGAINST IT DURING THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS AND THAT THE EVALUATION FORMULA. UNDE...