B-261845.2: Sep 29, 1995

A firm protested the Army's rejection of its bid for nursing services, contending that the Army: (1) improperly eliminated its bid from the competitive range; (2) improperly evaluated and rated its past performance; and (3) failed to conduct meaningful discussions regarding its alleged bid deficiencies. GAO held that the Army: (1) properly eliminated the protester's bid from the competitive range,...

B-261845.2: Sep 29, 1995

Although it was rated as susceptible to being made acceptable. Which was submitted after discussions. Contracting agencies are not obligated to afford all-encompassing discussions or to discuss every element of a competitive range proposal. Agencies are only required to lead offerors into the areas of their proposals considered deficient. REDACTED DECISION A protected decision was issued on the da...