https://www.gao.gov/products/157644

B-272248,B-272248.2: Sep 13, 1996

A firm protested a Navy contract award for construction services, contending that: (1) the Navy gave preferential treatment to the awardee when evaluating proposals; (2) the Navy's evaluation was not consistent with the solicitation's evaluation scheme; and (3) it should have been awarded the contract, since it submitted the lowest bid. GAO held that the: (1) Navy made an appropriate cost-technica...

https://www.gao.gov/products/459646

B-272248,B-272248.2: Sep 13, 1996

Protest that the agency gave preferential treatment to the awardee in its evaluation of proposals is denied where the record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the request for proposals's evaluation scheme. Higher-priced proposal was proper where the agency reasonably determined that the awardee's slightly higher-priced proposal was worth the additional cost. The proteste...