B-232053: Sep 22, 1988

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for uniform fitting and alteration, contending that: (1) the Air Force should have awarded it the contract or reopened negotiations with all bidders in the competitive range, since the Air Force's technical proposal evaluations were flawed; and (2) it was entitled to reimbursement for bid preparation costs. GAO held that the Air Force properly: (1) revi...

B-232053: Sep 22, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - Moot allegation - GAO review DIGEST: Protest that an award was made under a request for proposals on the basis of an improper technical evaluation is dismissed as academic when the agency essentially agrees with the protester and takes the only corrective action possible. That the evaluation was therefore sufficiently flawed to render the award improper. The firm claim...