B-275807.2: Apr 16, 1997

A firm protested an Army contract award for biological warfare agent detection system engineering and manufacturing development, contending that the Army: (1) made improper cost realism adjustments to its proposal; (2) unreasonably evaluated its technical proposal; (3) unreasonably concluded that there was no basis to discriminate between proposals in the area of performance risk; (4) unreasonably...

B-275807.2: Apr 16, 1997

DIGEST Protester's arguments that the cost realism adjustments made to its proposed costs were improper are denied where the record shows that the agency had a reasonable basis for its conclusions. Higher-probable cost proposal offered the best value to the government is denied where the record shows that the agency evaluation was reasonable and in accordance with the stated evaluation criteria. P...