B-221304: Mar 10, 1986

A firm protested an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contract for pathology support services, contending that: (1) its proposal was technically superior to the awardee's; (2) EPA failed to evaluate the cost of travel to the place of performance; (3) EPA did not include outside experts in its technical evaluation panel; and (4) the awardee's proposed costs were not realistic. GAO held that: (1...

B-221304: Mar 10, 1986

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE (GAO) INDEPENDENTLY SCRUTINIZES THE CONTRACTOR SELECTION PROCESSES TO DETERMINE IF THE AGENCY'S SELECTION DECISION WAS REASONABLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE EVALUATION CRITERIA AND APPLICABLE STATUTES OR REGULATIONS. THE SELECTION OF A LOWER COST OFFEROR WHOSE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL HAS ALSO BEEN REASONABLE EVALUATED AS TECHNICALLY SUPERIOR IS REQUIRE...