A firm protested a Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) contract award for laboratory support services, contending that FHwA: (1) staffing of the evaluation panel was illogical and arbitrary; (2) unreasonably evaluated the awardee's proposal regarding its past performance, personnel, and price realism; and (3) should have followed the recommendations of the technical evaluation panel in awarding...

DIGEST Composition of technical evaluation panel is within the discretion of the agency. Where protester has not shown actual bias on the part of particular evaluators there is no basis to question the composition of the panel. Allegation of "bait and switch" of proposed key personnel is denied where there is no evidence of misrepresentation by awardee. All but two are available or performing. Fix...