https://www.gao.gov/products/141439

B-238402: May 23, 1990

A firm protested an Agency for International Development (AID) contract award for an agricultural development and assistance project, contending that: (1) AID failed to adhere to the solicitation's evaluation scheme by emphasizing cost; and (2) the awardee's proposal was unrealistically low. GAO held that: (1) the solicitation clearly emphasized cost; and (2) AID reasonably determined that the awa...

https://www.gao.gov/products/437289

B-238402: May 23, 1990

Where solicitation indicates that cost will be evaluated but does not indicate its specific weight relative to technical factors. It is presumed that cost and technical factors will be considered to be approximately equal in importance. Award to lower-cost offeror receiving lower technical score was proper where agency reasonably concluded that point scores overstated protester's technical advanta...