B-243772: May 6, 1991

A firm protested a Government Printing Office (GPO) contract award for reporting and transcription services, contending that the: (1) awardee's bid was materially unbalanced and did not reflect the overall lowest cost to the government; and (2) solicitation was defective. GAO held that the protester untimely filed its protest after bid opening, since its allegations constituted a challenge to the...

B-243772: May 6, 1991

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Unbalanced bids - Allegation substantiation - Evidence sufficiency DIGEST: Protest that awardee's bid is materially unbalanced and thus does not reflect overall lowest cost to the government is dismissed where allegation essentially constitutes challenge to solicitation evaluation scheme. Executive alleges that Heritage's bid should have been rejected as materially u...