B-220849: Feb 28, 1986

A firm protested a Department of Health and Human Services contract award for training and technical assistance in the development of service systems for older Indians, contending that: (1) as the low bidder, it should have been awarded the contract; (2) the agency used factors that were not included in the solicitation's evaluation criteria to downgrade its proposal; and (3) because it had relied...

B-220849: Feb 28, 1986

WHERE THE SOLICITATION ESTIMATES THAT A FULL-TIME PROJECT DIRECTOR WILL BE REQUIRED AND OFFEROR'S BEST AND FINAL OFFER (BAFO) REDUCED THE PROJECT DIRECTOR'S TIME ON THE CONTRACT TO 25 PERCENT WITH A PARALLEL DECREASE IN COST. AGENCY CONCLUSION THAT OFFEROR'S COST ESTIMATE WAS UNDESIRABLY LOW FOR THE CONTRACT AND IMPACTED UNFAVORABLY ON TECHNICAL ABILITY WAS NOT UNREASONABLE WHERE BAFO MADE NO MENT...