B-222521,B-222522: Jul 31, 1986

A firm protested Air Force contract awards for practice bomb tubes, contending that: (1) the Air Force should have awarded it the contracts based on the unsolicited, low revised offers it submitted after bid opening; (2) the Air Force should have held discussions prior to award; (3) the awardee was not financially responsible; and (4) the awardee was not technically capable of performing the contr...

B-222521,B-222522: Jul 31, 1986

FILED MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER THE BASIS OF THE PROTEST WAS KNOWN. ARE UNTIMELY UNDER GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BID PROTEST REGULATIONS. WHERE THE SOLICITATION NOTIFIED OFFERORS THAT AWARD MIGHT BE MADE WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS AND ACCEPTANCE OF AN INITIAL PROPOSAL WILL RESULT IN THE LOWEST OVERALL COST TO THE GOVERNMENT AT A FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE BASED ON ADEQUATE COMPETITION AND PRIOR COST INFORMA...