B-247664: May 22, 1992

A firm protested the General Services Administration's (GSA) exclusion of its bid from the competitive range for construction quality management services, contending that it could have addressed GSA concerns about its proposed personnel without major revisions to its bid. GAO held that GSA reasonably rejected the protester's higher bid, which: (1) failed to adequately detail personnel experience;...

B-247664: May 22, 1992

PROCUREMENT - Competitive Negotiation - Offers - Competitive ranges - Exclusion - Administrative discretion DIGEST: Determination to exclude protester's proposal from the competitive range was proper where record shows that the technical evaluation panel reasonably downgraded proposal. That technical proposals were to be evaluated for award based on four evaluation factors: (1) experience and past...