B-234019: Apr 7, 1989

A firm protested a Department of Education contract award for educational center operation, contending that: (1) Education failed to conduct meaningful discussions with it regarding its technical approach; (2) Education failed to obtain full and open competition, since it received only two proposals; and (3) the awardee, as the incumbent, had a competitive advantage over other bidders. GAO held th...

B-234019: Apr 7, 1989

Protest that agency failed to conduct meaningful discussions with offeror is without merit where agency conducted oral discussions with protester and provided protester with detailed questions that informed the protester of areas in its proposal with which the agency was concerned. The protester was given an opportunity to revise its proposal in response to these questions. One of which is the inc...