B-261938.5,B-261938.6: Nov 20, 1995

Two firms protested a Navy contract award for registered nurse services, contending that the Navy: (1) misevaluated their bids; (2) should have held discussions before accepting initial bids; and (3) compromised its price realism analysis. GAO held that the Navy: (1) reasonably evaluated the protesters' bids based on the solicitation's evaluation criteria; (2) properly notified the bidders that aw...

B-261938.5,B-261938.6: Nov 20, 1995

Where the agency's evaluation of the protesters' initial proposals for experience and price realism was reasonable and in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation criteria. Higher-priced offeror was proper. The RFP stated that the contract would be awarded to the firm whose proposal was deemed most advantageous to the government. " and to provide "an explanation of how the experience is direc...