B-232093: Oct 11, 1988

A firm protested its bid's exclusion from the competitive range under a Navy solicitation for rubber coverings, contending that the Navy: (1) unreasonably rejected its bid, since it could have corrected its informational deficiencies; and (2) improperly applied evaluation criteria not specified in the solicitation. GAO held that the Navy: (1) reasonably rejected the protester's bid, since it conta...

B-232093: Oct 11, 1988

Procurement - Competitive Negotiation Offers - Competitive ranges - Exclusion - Administrative discretion Procurement - Competitive Negotiation Offers - Information submission - Contractor duties It is an offeror's responsibility to furnish all of the information required by the request for proposals. SDRWs are large rubber coverings to protect the underwater sonar domes on surface ships with mate...