B-225617: Mar 23, 1987

A firm protested the General Services Administration's (GSA) award of a lease to another firm for office space, contending that: (1) the solicitation specifications did not allow GSA to consider such alternative offers as its own; and (2) GSA failed to consider the benefits of additional facilities it allegedly offered at no charge. GAO held that: (1) the protester untimely protested after bid ope...

B-225617: Mar 23, 1987

THAT SPECIFICATIONS UNDULY RESTRICT COMPETITION IN THAT THEY DO NOT PERMIT CONSIDERATION OF INNOVATIVE AND DISTINCTIVE OFFERS IS UNTIMELY UNDER BID PROTEST REGULATIONS. FAILED TO CONSIDER ALL RELEVANT FACTORS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE WHICH OFFER WAS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT. THE SOLICITATION SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED THAT OFFERS WERE TO BE FOR A MINIMUM OF 8. THE TERM OF THE LEASE WAS TO BE 5...