B-270102,B-270102.2: Feb 8, 1996

A firm protested an Army Corps of Engineers contract award for warehouse and storage facility construction, contending that the Corps: (1) made an unreasonable price-technical tradeoff; and (2) improperly conducted discussions with only the awardee. GAO held that the: (1) Corps reasonably determined that, while the difference in the bidders' technical scores was negligible, the difference in their...

B-270102,B-270102.2: Feb 8, 1996

Lower technically rated offeror was reasonable. Where the solicitation made price the most important evaluation factor and the technical differences between the protester's and awardee's proposal were reasonably found not significant and the price difference was considered significant in the circumstances. Contrack asserts that the award was based on an unreasonable price/technical tradeoff. Exper...