B-228404: Feb 23, 1988

A firm protested a Navy contract award to another firm for an environmental program, contending that the: (1) solicitation's evaluation criteria limited competition; (2) Navy should have awarded it the contract as the low offerer; (3) Navy procurement officials were biased against it; and (4) Navy improperly awarded the contract to a technically inferior bidder. GAO held that the: (1) protester un...

B-228404: Feb 23, 1988

Protest that solicitation evaluation criteria are unfair is untimely when it is not filed with either the procuring agency or the General Accounting Office before bid opening. Alleged improprieties that are apparent on the face of a solicitation must be filed by that date. 2. Award on the basis of initial proposals to the firm judged to be most advantageous under the evaluation factors listed in t...