A firm protested a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract award for inflation assemblies, contending that: (1) DLA arbitrarily and capriciously evaluated bids; and (2) the awardee's bid was materially unbalanced. GAO held that: (1) DLA reasonably and fairly evaluated bids in accordance with the specified evaluation scheme; and (2) since DLA reasonably expected to purchase the option quantity, it...

Where agency's evaluation of offers was reasonable and in accordance with the solicitation's stated evaluation scheme. Protester's and awardee's offers were determined to be essentially technically equal. Low-priced offer with higher unit prices for basic quantity than for option quantity is not materially unbalanced where it reasonably appears that the agency expects to purchase the option quanti...