A firm protested a Navy contract award for computer software, contending that the: (1) Navy failed to comply with the solicitation's evaluation scheme; (2) Navy improperly excluded its bid from the competitive range; and (3) awardee's bid failed to meet mandatory solicitation requirements. GAO held that the: (1) Navy properly determined that the awardee's bid met all of the mandatory solicitation...

Protest that awardee's proposed computer software failed to comply with requirement for "formal" language is denied where protester fails to demonstrate that the agency acted unreasonably in determining that the offered software was compliant. BACKGROUND: The RFP was issued to obtain computer software. It provided that the government would have 3 years in which to order the minimum number. Award w...