B-221068: Mar 17, 1986

A firm protested a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) contract award for various information and technical services, contending that: (1) FEMA improperly eliminated its proposal from the competitive range based on factors FEMA failed to include in the solicitation or raise during discussions; (2) the technical evaluation of its proposal was flawed; (3) FEMA failed to consider the fact that...

B-221068: Mar 17, 1986

IT WAS REASONABLE FOR AGENCY TO CONSIDER OFFEROR'S CURRENT WORKING-LEVEL EXPERIENCE IN EVALUATING PROPOSALS. AGENCY DID NOT VIOLATE REQUIREMENT FOR CONDUCTING MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS BY NOT INFORMING OFFEROR THAT ITS KEY PERSONNEL LACKED RECENT WORKING-LEVEL EXPERIENCE SINCE AGENCY IS NOT REQUIRED TO POINT OUT WEAKNESSES INHERENT IN OFFEROR'S PROPOSED APPROACH AND PROPOSAL WAS BASED ON THESE PARTIC...