B-227755: Oct 26, 1987

A firm protested the Navy's exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under a small business set-aside solicitation for communications equipment, contending that: (1) the Navy should include its proposal in the competitive range for discussions, since there was only one other competing firm; and (2) its bid price was substantially lower than the Navy's estimate. GAO held that: (1) the N...

B-227755: Oct 26, 1987

Procurement - Competitive Negotiation - Offers - Competitive Range - Exclusion - Administrative Discretion DIGEST: An initial proposal was properly excluded from the competitive range. Where the proposal reasonably was found to be so deficient in its technical adequacy that major revisions would have been required to make it acceptable. The systems will replace existing communications facilities u...