B-229765: Feb 19, 1988

A firm protested an Army contract award for computer equipment maintenance, contending that the Army improperly: (1) evaluated certain costs and awarded the contract to a higher bidder; and (2) rejected its proposal as qualified. GAO held that the Army: (1) improperly rejected the protester's bid as qualified, without discussing the alleged deficiency; and (2) failed to properly evaluate certain t...

B-229765: Feb 19, 1988

The agency may not properly reject the entire proposal for this reason where the award is based on lowest price received. To the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the most advantageous to the government. The competition was essentially based on price alone. The RFP contained 234 line items for which offerors were required to submit prices. Initial proposals were rec...