B-224622: Nov 17, 1986

A firm protested an Army contract award to another firm for engineering and technical fire support services, contending that: (1) the Army should have awarded it the contract as the low acceptable bidder; (2) the awardee received an unfair advantage as the incumbent contractor; and (3) several Army evaluation officials had worked closely with the awardee. GAO held that: (1) the Army reasonably det...

B-224622: Nov 17, 1986

HIGHER-RATED OFFEROR WHERE THE SOLICITATION SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE OFFEROR'S TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES AND THE AGENCY REASONABLY CONCLUDES THAT THE TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT ADVANTAGES OF THE AWARDEE'S OFFER ARE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO OFFSET THE LOWER EVALUATED COST OF THE PROTESTER'S PROPOSAL. AN AGENCY IS NOT REQUIRED TO DISCOUNT A COMPETITIVE...