B-224558: Oct 22, 1986

A firm protested any General Services Administration (GSA) contract award for transportation audit services, contending that: (1) it was placed at a competitive disadvantage because a competitor's employee had revealed his employer's pricing information and, as a result, the offered prices were too low to allow reasonable competition; (2) GSA should not consider cost as the sole factor for award;...

B-224558: Oct 22, 1986

ALLEGED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ENJOYED BY OTHER BIDDERS DOES NOT PROVIDE A BASIS ON WHICH TO OBJECT TO THE PROCUREMENT WHERE THAT ADVANTAGE IS NOT THE RESULT OF IMPROPER CONDUCT BY THE GOVERNMENT. PROTEST CONCERNING DEFECT APPARENT ON THE FACE OF THE SOLICITATION IS UNTIMELY SINCE IT WAS NOT FILED BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS. THE RFP WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 23. THAT THOMPSON WAS...