B-275065.2,B-275065.3: Feb 12, 1997

A firm protested a National Cancer Institute (NCI) contract award for electronic information maintenance services, contending that: (1) NCI improperly evaluated the bids; (2) the awardee had an unfair competitive advantage; and (3) NCI's cost realism analysis of the awardee's proposed costs was flawed. GAO held that: (1) NCI properly evaluated the bids in accordance with the solicitation's evaluat...

B-275065.2,B-275065.3: Feb 12, 1997

DIGEST Protester's contention that the agency improperly evaluated proposals is denied where the record shows that the agency evaluated in accordance with the criteria announced in the solicitation. Is denied where there is no evidence in the record that any of the information gathered during performance of that contract conferred any advantages on the awardee. Had a conflict of interest which req...