B-258817: Feb 21, 1995

A firm protested a Navy contract award for the operation and maintenance of combat training ranges, contending that the Navy: (1) improperly evaluated its proposed staffing approach; and (2) performed an improper cost/technical tradeoff in selecting the awardee's higher priced bid. GAO held that the Navy: (1) reasonably evaluated the protester's technical proposal; (2) reasonably downgraded the pr...

B-258817: Feb 21, 1995

Protest against award to technically superior offeror is denied where solicitation provided that technical evaluation factor would be "moderately more important than" cost. Superiority of the awardee's proposal was based on its offer of a staffing approach consistent with historical staffing and affording a greater likelihood of assuring satisfactory performance. Lower evaluated cost of protester'...