B-232500.5: Jun 15, 1989

A firm protested an Army contract award for facility operation, maintenance, and repair, contending that the Army: (1) did not evaluate the proposals against stated criteria, since it improperly made award to a higher bidder; (2) did not hold meaningful discussions; (3) failed to conduct a proper cost-realism analysis; and (4) failed to consider its incumbent status in evaluating company backgroun...

B-232500.5: Jun 15, 1989

Protest that discussions agency held with the protester were inadequate is dismissed as untimely since it was filed more than 10 working days after the protest basis was learned. Protest that agency improperly awarded a contract to an offeror that submitted a technically equal but higher cost proposal is denied where the record demonstrates that the agency determined that the awardee's proposal wa...