B-223943: Nov 10, 1986

A firm protested an Army contract award to another firm for a decontamination system, contending that the Army: (1) intended to change the specifications when it made the award; (2) failed to conduct a proper cost-realism analysis of the awardee's proposal; (3) engaged in technical levelling or transfusion during discussions with the awardee; and (4) should reimburse it for its proposal and protes...

B-223943: Nov 10, 1986

AWARD IS PROPER WHERE AGENCY CONTEMPLATED POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS BUT DETERMINED TO AWARD ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING SPECIFICATIONS. THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WILL NOT QUESTION SUCH AN ANALYSIS UNLESS IT CLEARLY LACKS A REASONABLE BASIS. REASONABLE BASIS IS PROVIDED BY DETERMINATION THAT AWARDEE'S TECHNICAL APPROACH IS FEASIBLE. NEITHER TECHNICAL LEVELING NOR TRANSFUSION CAN BE SHOWN WHERE AWARDE...