B-222416: Jul 3, 1986

A firm protested an Army contract award to another firm for course instruction services, contending that: (1) the Army awarded the contract based on initial proposals, without conducting discussions; (2) the Army could not be certain that it obtained the lowest possible cost; (3) the solicitation contained a number of errors; (4) the Army inordinately rushed the award; and (5) the awardee's qualif...

B-222416: Jul 3, 1986

CONTRACTS - NEGOTIATION - AWARDS - INITIAL PROPOSAL BASIS - PROPRIETY DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST AWARD OF CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF INITIAL PROPOSALS IS DENIED WHERE THE SOLICITATION ADVISED OFFERORS OF THAT POSSIBILITY AND WHERE A PRICE ANALYSIS BASED ON THE OTHER OFFERS RECEIVED AND THE ACTUAL COST OF THE SAME SERVICES UNDER THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT DEMONSTRATE THAT ACCEPTANCE OF AN INITIAL PROPOSAL WI...