B-236294: Nov 21, 1989

A firm protested a Navy contract award for communications equipment, contending that the Navy: (1) failed to consider whether the awardee's bid was unrealistically low, given its reliance on unproven technology; (2) should have informed it that its bid was too high; and (3) should have reopened discussions to evaluate its alternate proposal. GAO held that the Navy: (1) reasonably awarded the contr...

B-236294: Nov 21, 1989

Protest that awardee's offer is unrealistically low does not provide a basis for the agency to reject a technically acceptable proposal offering fixed and ceiling type prices. Where a proposal is considered acceptable and in the competitive range. The agency is under no obligation to discuss price where the agency does not view the offeror's price as unreasonably high. Agency is not required to re...