B-256277: Jun 6, 1994

A firm protested a Navy contract award for systems engineering services, contending that the Navy: (1) improperly evaluated its technical bid; (2) did not perform a proper cost/technical tradeoff; and (3) improperly evaluated the bidders' proposed personnel. GAO held that the Navy: (1) reasonably evaluated the protester's bid; (2) made an appropriate cost/technical tradeoff in selecting the awarde...

B-256277: Jun 6, 1994

Higher-cost offeror was proper where the source selection decision was consistent with the solicitation's evaluation factors and the agency reasonably determined that the awardee's technical advantages outweighed those in the protester's lower-rated. Will & Emery. The contractor will perform program management support. Offerors were required to provide 27. 040 man-hours of direct labor per year bu...