B-232164: Nov 22, 1988

A firm protested the Air Force's exclusion of its bid from the competitive range for a computer image generator system, contending that: (1) the Air Force improperly evaluated its bid; and (2) it could have corrected the alleged deficiencies in its bid through discussions. GAO held that the Air Force properly excluded the protester's bid from competition, since: (1) the protester failed to suffici...

B-232164: Nov 22, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Competitive Negotiation - Offers - Competitive ranges - Exclusion - Administrative discretion DIGEST: Protest that agency improperly excluded proposal from the competitive range is denied where the agency reasonably determined that the proposal did not meet certain requirements of the solicitation and would require major revisions to become acceptable. SSI contends that the alleged d...