B-231912,B-231912.2: Nov 7, 1988

Two firms protested a Coast Guard contract award for a prototype motor life boat, contending that the: (1) awardee's bid was higher than theirs; and (2) Coast Guard gave the awardee's experience an improperly high technical rating. GAO held that the Coast Guard: (1) reasonably evaluated the awardee's proposal consistently with the solicitation's evaluation criteria; and (2) was not required to mak...

B-231912,B-231912.2: Nov 7, 1988

Higher technically rated offeror where doing so is reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's evaluation criteria. The RFP is for the design and construction of a prototype motor life boat (MLB). The MLB is to be a high-speed rescue craft capable of surviving severe weather and seas. It is to be 47 feet in length. The first two factors were equally important and together were more important...