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[Protest of Navy Contract Award for Deck Covering Services]

B-272230.4: Sep 5, 1996

A firm protested a Navy contract award for deck covering services, contending that: (1) the Navy should have made award to it on the basis of its initial proposal, since it was technically acceptable and lower-priced than the awardee's bid; and (2) its late best-and-final offer (BAFO) did not extinguish its earlier offer, since the untimeliness of its BAFO rendered it invalid for all purposes. GAO...

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Matter of: Touchstone Textiles, Inc. File: B-272230.4 Date: September 5, 1996

B-272230.4: Sep 5, 1996

Touchstone contends that it should have received contract award based upon its initial proposal. Which was technically acceptable and lower-priced than the awardee's. [1] We deny the protest. Touchstone argues that because a contracting agency is not permitted to accept or consider a late BAFO. Since its initial offer was technically acceptable. Touchstone contends that the Navy was required to ma...

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