B-274374: Dec 6, 1996

A firm protested a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) contract award for brown cloth, contending that: (1) BOP improperly evaluated its past performance; and (2) it should have received at least the same technical rating that the awardee received. GAO held that: (1) BOP consideration of the protester's late deliveries under prior contracts and the determination that the protester's performance was poor under...

B-274374: Dec 6, 1996

Determination that protester's performance was poor under those contracts. Evaluation of protester's past performance as marginal were reasonable and consistent with solicitation criteria that stated that agency would consider timeliness of performance. Agency's evaluation of offerors' past performance was reasonable where the prior contracts selected for evaluation were performed in the last 2 ye...