B-222313.6: Jan 2, 1987

A firm protested a Department of Education contract award for the operation of a clearinghouse for bilingual education, contending that Education failed to furnish it a copy of a solicitation amendment. GAO noted that Education excluded the protester's proposal from the competitive range due to its technical deficiencies. GAO held that Education was not required to issue the protester a copy of th...

B-222313.6: Jan 2, 1987

PROCUREMENT - COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION - REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS - AMENDMENTS - NOTIFICATION - CONTRACTORS DIGEST: AMENDMENT EXPLAINING SOLICITATION REQUIREMENT NEED NOT BE ISSUED TO AN OFFEROR NO LONGER IN THE COMPETITIVE RANGE WHERE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE AMENDMENT IS UNRELATED TO THE TECHNICAL REASONS FOR WHICH THE OFFEROR WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE COMPETITION. MAXIMA'S PROPOSAL WAS EXCLUDED FROM...