[Protests of Army Corps of Engineers Contract Award for Environmental Remediation Services]

B-274644,B-274644.2,B-274644.3: Dec 23, 1996

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A firm protested an Army Corps of Engineers contract award for environmental remediation services, contending that the: (1) Corps' evaluation of the bids was unreasonable and inconsistent with the solicitation's evaluation criteria, making the selection decision flawed; and (2) Corps improperly failed to perform a cost-technical tradeoff analysis. GAO held that the: (1) Corps reasonably gave the awardee's proposal an excellent technical rating in areas where the proposal met most of the criteria for an excellent rating; (2) protester untimely filed more than 10 days after it knew the basis of protest several issues raised in its supplemental protest; and (3) Corps' consideration of price and technical factors in the selection decision was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's evaluation criteria. Accordingly, the protests were denied.