https://www.gao.gov/products/404259

B-274992.2,B-274993.2: Feb 26, 1997

DIGEST Price realism analysis of awardee's proposal for fixed-price contract was reasonable where agency compared proposal to government estimate and other price proposals. Although certain proposed labor rates were low. There was no reason to question awardee's understanding of the requirements or to assume increased performance risk. Agency was not required to downgrade awardee's proposal for la...

https://www.gao.gov/products/158234

B-274992.2,B-274993.2: Feb 26, 1997

Two firms protested two Army Corps of Engineers contract awards for hospital and clinic maintenance and minor construction services, contending that the Corps: (1) did not properly evaluate the awardee's proposal for price realism; and (2) should have downgraded the awardee's proposal based on unrealistically low labor rates under certain items and its failure to meet certain technical specificati...