B-222585.7: Feb 6, 1987

A firm protested a Navy contract award to another firm for an antenna tracking system, contending that the Navy: (1) should have awarded it the contract, since its bid was the lowest; (2) should not have considered the element of risk as part of the evaluation criteria; (3) violated procurement regulations by treating the procurement as a sole-source contract; (4) technical review board showed bia...

B-222585.7: Feb 6, 1987

PROTEST THAT A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL WAS IMPROPERLY EVALUATED WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO DE NOVO REVIEW AT GAO. OUR REVIEW IS LIMITED TO EXAMINING WHETHER THE EVALUATION WAS FAIR AND REASONABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE STATED EVALUATION CRITERIA. AN AGENCY MAY DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN PROPOSALS BASED ON THE DEGREE OF RISK INVOLVED SINCE THE ELEMENT OF RISK IS CLEARLY RELATED TO THE EVALUATION OF CAPABILITY A...