B-240597: Nov 23, 1990

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for custodial services, contending that the Air Force improperly assessed the cost of orientation days against its price proposal. GAO held that the solicitation, read as a whole, clearly supported the Air Force's assessing the costs of 8 days of orientation against the protester's price proposal. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

B-240597: Nov 23, 1990

Whichever is later. Contracting agency reasonably included in the evaluation of protester's proposed price the cost of 8 days of orientation where contract was awarded on July 23. Protester was not the incumbent contractor. Award was to be made to the low-priced. The purpose of the orientation is to: (1) Observe work accomplished by current employees. (2) Become thoroughly familiar with work requi...