B-254222: Dec 2, 1993

A firm protested a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract award for hazardous waste removal, contending that DLA: (1) did not evaluate the bids in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation criteria; (2) improperly evaluated its past performance; and (3) did not perform a proper cost/technical tradeoff in selecting the awardee's higher-priced bid. GAO held that DLA: (1) properly evaluated the...

B-254222: Dec 2, 1993

PROCUREMENT Competitive Negotiation Contract awards Administrative discretion Cost/technical tradeoffs Technical superiority Agency properly awarded contract to higher-priced offeror with higher-rated past performance where price/past performance tradeoff was reasonable and consistent with evaluation scheme. Award was to be made to the offeror whose proposal represented the best value to the gover...