B-222466: Jun 19, 1986

A firm protested a National Science Foundation (NSF) contract award for employee health services, contending that NSF: (1) did not use the solicitation criteria in evaluating proposals; and (2) should have awarded it the contract because its price was lower. GAO found that: (1) NSF used reasonable criteria in evaluating offerers' proposed physicians; and (2) a negotiated procurement does not requi...

B-222466: Jun 19, 1986

PROTESTER'S ALLEGATION THAT PROCURING AGENCY FAILED TO EVALUATE PROPOSALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOLICITATION'S EVALUATION CRITERIA IS WITHOUT MERIT. THE EVALUATION WAS NOT IMPROPER BECAUSE THIS FACTOR WAS REASONABLY RELATED TO THE STATED CRITERIA. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT AWARD BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF LOWEST PRICE OR COST TO THE GOVERNMENT. THE PROCURING AGENCY MAY SELECT A MORE HIGHLY RATED...