A firm protested a Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) contract award for interest credit renewal services, contending that FmHA improperly awarded the contract at a higher price. GAO held that FmHA improperly awarded the contract without discussions, since: (1) it did not determine whether the awardee's price would result in the lowest cost to the government; and (2) there was at least one lower b...

Where the record does not clearly show that the contract awarded will result in the lowest overall cost to the government. Award was to be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal was most advantageous to the government. Eight proposals were received in response to the solicitation. $19 per package) was offered by Garland Crump. Although Monarch contends in its protest only that it should ha...