B-221863.3: Sep 29, 1986

A firm requested reconsideration of a decision which sustained another firm's protest against a Department of Energy (DOE) contract award to it for technical support services. GAO had held that DOE improperly used alternative source selection procedures to select the requester's higher priced offer for award. In its request for reconsideration, the requester contended that: (1) DOE had wide discre...

B-221863.3: Sep 29, 1986

THE RISK OF AN AUCTION SITUATION AND CONCERNS AS TO TECHNICAL LEVELING OR TECHNICAL TRANSFUSION IN IMPLEMENTING A GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE RECOMMENDATION THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION BE TAKEN ARE SECONDARY TO THE NEED TO REMEDY A PROCUREMENT WHICH FAILED TO SATISFY THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. THE PROCUREMENT IS FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO ASSIST DOE'S OFFICE OF CIVILI...