B-231827: Oct 12, 1988

A firm protested an Army contract award for maintenance and repair, contending that the Army's evaluation was flawed, since: (1) it used cost rather than technical factors in determining award; (2) its scoring procedures produced an artificial equality in the technical ratings; and (3) it improperly adjusted the protester's bid, resulting in a higher price. GAO held that: (1) the Army's evaluation...

B-231827: Oct 12, 1988

Agency may make award to lower-cost offeror where record establishes that contracting officer had determined proposals to be technically equal and that he had previously advised offerors at the preproposal conference (subsequently confirmed in writing to all offerors) that the agency would use cost as a tiebreaker in the event proposals were rated technically equal. Use of color adjective rating s...