B-232430: Dec 12, 1988

A firm protested the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) cancellation of a solicitation for X-ray machines, contending that DLA improperly determined that its bid, the only responsive bid received, was unreasonably high. GAO held that DLA, in determining price reasonableness, properly: (1) considered the Producer Price Index and previous contract prices; and (2) did not consider a nonresponsive bidde...

B-232430: Dec 12, 1988

Was proper where the bid was 33 to 42 percent higher than the prices paid for the equipment under the bidder's own recent contract and market conditions were found not to justify such an increase. The agency decision was based on its determination that the only acceptable bid received. Was unreasonably high. The protester disputes this finding and contends that the actual motivation for cancellati...