B-222481: Jun 24, 1986

A firm protested an Air Force contract award, contending that the awardee could not meet the solicitation's specifications, which constituted definitive responsibility criteria. GAO held that: (1) it would not disturb an agency's determination of a proposal's technical acceptability absent a clear showing of fraud or bad faith; (2) the solicitation did not require the submission of descriptive lit...

B-222481: Jun 24, 1986

CONTRACTS - NEGOTIATION - OFFERS OR PROPOSALS - TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DEMONSTRATE ALTHOUGH THE BURDEN IN A NEGOTIATED PROCUREMENT IS ON THE OFFEROR TO SUBMIT WITH ITS PROPOSAL SUFFICIENT INFORMATION FOR THE AGENCY TO MAKE AM INTELLIGENT EVALUATION. CONTRACTING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION THAT OFFEROR'S GENERAL OFFER OF COMPLIANCE AND SPECIFIC RESPONSES TO THE SPECIFICATION...