https://www.gao.gov/products/135255

B-229521: Mar 4, 1988

A firm protested a Department of Energy contractor's rejection of its bid as technically unacceptable under a solicitation for the cleanup of contaminated soil, contending that: (1) the contractor's requirements for certification of treatment methods were unreasonable; (2) it obtained the strongest possible endorsement from California and the Environmental Protection Agency for its treatment metho...

https://www.gao.gov/products/449358

B-229521: Mar 4, 1988

The determination of the relative merits of an offeror's technical proposal is primarily the responsibility of the procuring agency and will be questioned only upon a showing of unreasonableness. Post-award protests challenging solicitaTion's requirement that offeror establish acceptability of hazardous waste treatment process and propriety of alternative means of performing contract are untimely...