B-271777: Jul 24, 1996

A firm protested an Army contract award for hospital housekeeping and grounds maintenance services, contending that the Army: (1) unreasonably found its proposal unacceptable; and (2) improperly made award based on initial proposals. GAO held that the: (1) Army properly determined that the awardee's low-priced technically acceptable bid represented the best value to the government; and (2) protest...

B-271777: Jul 24, 1996

Contention that agency improperly evaluated protester's proposal and impermissibly made award on the basis of initial proposals is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably concluded that the protester's proposal was unacceptable as submitted. Four proposals were rated acceptable. None were rated susceptible to being made acceptable. Were rated unacceptable. Because Triple P's propo...