B-245235: Dec 26, 1991

A firm protested a Defense General Supply Center (DGSC) contract award for aircraft window panels, contending that DGSC unreasonably based the award on initial bids, since that may not have resulted in the lowest cost to the government. GAO held that the solicitation advised offerors that award could be made on the basis of initial bids without discussions. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

B-245235: Dec 26, 1991

Reasonably determined that award to the low-priced offeror on the basis of initial proposals would result in the actual lowest over-all cost to the government where the majority of the prices received in the procurement were less than the award price for the item in the prior procurement and where the agency was not aware. United argues that DLA's award to Perkins based on initial proposals was un...