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[Protest of HHS Rejection of Bid and Contract Award for Periodical Subscription Services]

B-266297: Feb 9, 1996

A firm protested the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) rejection of its bid and subsequent contract award for serial and periodical subscription services, contending that HHS: (1) unreasonably excluded its bid from the competitive range; (2) improperly used unstated evaluation criteria; and (3) improperly made award to a higher bidder. GAO held that: (1) HHS reasonably rejected the pr...

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Matter of: American Overseas Book Co., Inc. File: B-266297 Date: February 9, 1996

B-266297: Feb 9, 1996

Agency's determination that protester's initial proposal was technically unacceptable and outside the competitive range was reasonable where the proposal would require major revisions in order to become acceptable. Protester whose proposal was properly found technically unacceptable and excluded from the competitive range is not an interested party to challenge the award. Where there is another te...

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