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[Protest of Army Contract Award for Tank Power Units]

B-228318: Jan 25, 1988

A firm protested an Army contract award for tank power units, contending that the Army should have held discussions, since: (1) it did not advise offerers that it might make award on the basis of initial proposals; (2) discussions would have provided it the opportunity to significantly reduce its bid price; and (3) its total bid price for the basic contract plus an option quantity was lower than t...

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B-228318, Jan 25, 1988, 88-1 CPD 66

B-228318: Jan 25, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Competitive Negotiation - Contract Awards - Initial Offer Awards - Propriety DIGEST: Protest against award of contract on the basis of initial proposals is denied where the solicitation advised offerors of that possibility and the existence of adequate competi-tion demonstrated that acceptance of the most favorable initial proposal would result in the lowest overall cost to the gover...

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