B-228410: Dec 16, 1987

A firm protested an Army contract award for data collection, contending that the Army: (1) improperly evaluated its proposal; (2) did not hold adequate discussions with it; and (3) should have awarded it the contract, since its bid was technically superior and low. GAO held that the Army: (1) properly evaluated bids using its own estimated costs; (2) was not required to conduct discussions with th...

B-228410: Dec 16, 1987

Even though not considered in the price evaluation because these deductions were inconsistent with the cost evaluation scheme. Reasonably were not considered a proposal deficiency. It was not necessary for agency to discuss them with the firm during negotiations. It was not unreasonable for the agency to make an award to another firm to take advantage of the awardee's lower price since the agency...