B-228938.3: Apr 4, 1988

A firm protested the General Services Administration (GSA) evaluation of its bid for debt collection services, contending that GSA: (1) failed to notify it orally of its bid's deficiencies; (2) improperly determined that its corporate experience was deficient; (3) improperly used collection experience as an evaluation factor, since that was not a requirement; and (4) should have awarded it the con...

B-228938.3: Apr 4, 1988

Protest that agency failed to hold meaningful discussions is denied. Even though there are only conflicting statements by the agency and protester concerning whether it was orally advised of the experience deficiency in its proposal. Because the agency provided the protester written notice of deficiencies in its proposal that should have led the protester into the areas of its proposal needing amp...