B-270172:
Feb 13, 1996
A firm protested a Coast Guard contract award for oil salvage from a sunken barge, contending that the: (1) Coast Guard unreasonably evaluated its bid; and (2) the awardee had an organizational conflict of interest. GAO held that the: (1) Coast Guard reasonably determined that the protester's bid was technically unacceptable, since it failed to offer firm, fixed prices; (2) Coast Guard was not req...