B-231801: Jul 25, 1988

A firm protested the Social Security Administration's (SSA) evaluation of its bid for cable, contending that SSA should not have evaluated option quantity prices in determining the low bid. GAO held that the: (1) solicitation provided for evaluation of option quantity prices; and (2) protester untimely filed after bid opening its protest of alleged solicitation improprieties. Accordingly, the prot...

B-231801: Jul 25, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Protest timeliness - Apparent solicitation improprieties PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Invitations for bids - Evaluation criteria - Prices - Options DIGEST: Protest that contracting agency improperly evaluated protester's bid by adding the option quantity price to the initial quantity price is dismissed because the solicitation provided for evaluation...