B-232276: Dec 13, 1988

A firm protested the Army's rejection of its bid for environmental cleanup construction, contending that the Army: (1) improperly evaluated its bid; (2) was biased against its proposed technical approach; and (3) failed to conduct adequate discussions. GAO held that the Army: (1) reasonably sought more field demonstration and operational experience information regarding the protester's proposed ap...

B-232276: Dec 13, 1988

Rejection of proposal under the first step of a two-step sealed bid procurement was reasonable. Changes needed to make proposal competitive would have constituted a major revision to the original proposal. Unfair or prejudicial motives will not be attributed to agency contracting personnel on the basis of inference or supposition. Discussions were meaningful where agency's clarifying questions acc...