B-227963: Oct 28, 1987

A firm protested the Air Force's exclusion of its proposal for research and development from the competitive range, contending that it: (1) was better able than any other company to understand the solicitation requirements; (2) had experience on similar systems; and (3) could perform in the shortest period of time. GAO held that the Air Force reasonably excluded the protester's bid after evaluatin...

B-227963: Oct 28, 1987

PROCUREMENT - Competitive Negotiation - Offers - Competitive Ranges - Exclusion - Administrative Discretion DIGEST: Protest that offeror was improperly excluded from the competitive range is denied where the agency reasonably concluded that the offeror had no reasonable chance of award because its proposal contained major technical weaknesses and scored substantially below the technical proposals...