https://www.gao.gov/products/140390

B-236848: Jan 10, 1990

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for the development of laser cleaning methods for optical surfaces, contending that the: (1) Air Force incorrectly applied evaluation criteria to its proposal by overemphasizing a minor technical risk; (2) awardee's slightly superior technical proposal did not justify its higher cost; and (3) Air Force improperly considered cost savings from the awardee...

https://www.gao.gov/products/437579

B-236848: Jan 10, 1990

Protest that contracting agency excessively downgraded proposal by overemphasizing slight weakness is denied where record shows that agency considered the weakness significant and the evaluation of the proposal was consistent with the criteria set forth in the solicitation. Award to higher rated offeror with higher proposed costs is not objectionable where agency reasonably concluded that cost pre...