B-232291: Dec 19, 1988

A firm protested the Army's exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range, contending that the Army: (1) improperly excluded it from the competitive range without proper discussions; (2) unreasonably downgraded its proposal, since the solicitation did not require bidders to provide detailed performance descriptions; (3) hampered its proposal preparation by failing to respond to its question...

B-232291: Dec 19, 1988

Protest that offeror was improperly excluded from the competitive range is denied where agency reasonably concluded that the offeror's proposal was technically unacceptable and could not be made acceptable through discussions. Is untimely when filed after receipt of initial proposals. Offerors were required to submit separate technical. Costs were to be evaluated on the basis of cost realism. Offe...