B-232307.2: Mar 7, 1989

A firm protested an Army contract award for technical support services, contending that the Army: (1) improperly evaluated its proposal; (2) should have awarded it the contract, since its bid was low; and (3) improperly awarded the contract at a higher cost, since there was no significant difference between its proposal and the awardee's. GAO held that the Army properly: (1) evaluated the proteste...

B-232307.2: Mar 7, 1989

The General Accounting Office will not disturb an evaluation where the record supports the conclusions reached and the evaluation is consistent with the criteria set forth in the solicitation. Protester's argument that its offer was substantially equal to the awardee's and thus its lower costs entitled it to award is rejected where record shows that awardee's proposal was reasonably regarded as te...