B-258700: Jan 31, 1995

A firm protested a Navy contract award for automatic data processing technical services, contending that the Navy: (1) unreasonably evaluated the awardee's bid; (2) failed to consider the risk associated with the awardee's bid price; and (3) improperly awarded the contract on the basis of initial proposals. GAO held that the Navy: (1) reasonably evaluated the awardee's bid in accordance with the e...

B-258700: Jan 31, 1995

Protest that agency improperly evaluated performance risk associated with the proposed awardee's proposal which contained allegedly low labor rates and an uncompensated overtime policy is denied where. The agency reasonably determined that the rates proposed and the overtime policy were consistent with the offeror's payroll data and normal business practices. Agency was not required to conduct dis...