B-226714: Jun 17, 1987

A firm protested an Army contract award to another firm for architect-engineering services, contending that: (1) the Army improperly evaluated the proposals using unspecified evaluation criteria; and (2) it was more qualified than the awardee. GAO held that: (1) the solicitation specified the evaluation factors that the Army used; and (2) there was no evidence that the Army's evaluation and rankin...

B-226714: Jun 17, 1987

PROTEST THAT AGENCY EVALUATION WAS INCONSISTENT WITH PUBLISHED EVALUATION CRITERIA BECAUSE THE AGENCY USED UNPUBLISHED SUBFACTORS IN EVALUATING PROPOSALS IS DENIED WHERE THE ONLY SUBFACTORS USED WERE ENCOMPASSED BY THE ADVERTISED EVALUATION CRITERIA. PROTEST THAT SELECTED FIRM IS LESS QUALIFIED THAN THE PROTESTER IS DENIED WHERE RECORD DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE THAT THE AGENCY'S EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS...