B-222462: Aug 5, 1986

A firm protested a Navy contract award for technical support services, contending that: (1) the Navy engaged in technical levelling; (2) the Navy did not evaluate the proposals according to the evaluation criteria; and (3) the awardee's bid contained material misrepresentations. GAO found that: (1) the Navy properly conducted discussions to advise offerers of deficiencies in their bids and did not...

B-222462: Aug 5, 1986

SUCCESSIVE ROUNDS OF DISCUSSIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVISING OFFERORS OF DEFICIENCIES IN THEIR PROPOSALS ARE UNOBJECTIONABLE ABSENT A SHOWING THAT THE CONTRACTING AGENCY ACTED UNREASONABLY OR WITH THE INTENT OF PROVIDING IMPROPER ASSISTANCE TO BRING AN INFERIOR PROPOSAL UP TO THE LEVEL OF ANOTHER. WHERE THE EVALUATION CRITERIA STATED THAT COST WAS THE LEAST IMPORTANT FACTOR. FACT THAT THE AWARDEE...