B-231479.2: Sep 22, 1988

A firm requested reconsideration of its dismissed protest against the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) failure to conduct negotiations with it under a solicitation for duct heaters. GAO had held that the protester untimely filed its protest more than 10 days after it became aware of the basis for protest. In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that: (1) it timely filed its pro...

B-231479.2: Sep 22, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Competitive Negotiation - Discussion - Adequacy - Criteria DIGEST: The general requirement for meaningful discussions in a negotiated procurement does not mandate that an agency tell an offeror that its price is too high where no technical proposals are submitted. Award is to be based on price only. The agency has no basis to think the firm's offered price is unreasonable. We agree t...