B-257085,B-257085.2: Aug 23, 1994

Two firms protested the Army's rejection of their bids for facilities maintenance and repair, contending that the Army improperly evaluated their bids and excluded them from the competitive range without conducting discussions. GAO held that the Army reasonably rejected the bids, since the: (1) first protester's bid would require major revisions to become technically acceptable; and (2) second pro...

B-257085,B-257085.2: Aug 23, 1994

It could not have been improved enough through discussions to make it competitive with other technically superior. BACKGROUND The solicitation was issued as a total small business set-aside on October 28. Offerors were to provide a variety of maintenance and repair activities at three large lake sites. Cost proposals were to be evaluated for "reasonableness.". The RFP stated that "[a]ward will be...