B-224221,B-224221.2: Feb 5, 1987

A firm protested a Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) contract award to another firm for fire investigation services, contending that FEMA: (1) improperly excluded its proposal from the competitive range; (2) violated statutory requirements by not giving preference to existing fire prevention organizations; and (3) improperly changed certain contract provisions after award, which altered...

B-224221,B-224221.2: Feb 5, 1987

IS DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FILED UNTIL AWARD WAS MADE SINCE IT WAS APPARENT FROM SOLICITATION AND AMENDMENT THERETO THAT PREFERENCE WAS NOT BEING GRANTED. THE DETERMINATION OF THE RELATIVE MERITS OF AN OFFEROR'S TECHNICAL PROPOSAL IS PRIMARILY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROCURING AGENCY AND WILL BE QUESTIONED ONLY UPON A SHOWING OF UNREASONABLENESS OR THAT THE PROCURING AGENCY OTHE...