B-277061.2: Sep 5, 1997

A firm protested an Agency for International Development (AID) contract award for technical services and program management in support of Egypt's Cairo Air Improvement Project, contending that AID's evaluation of proposals was improper. GAO held that AID reasonably determined that the awardee's proposal represented the best value to the government. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

B-277061.2: Sep 5, 1997

DIGEST Agency's evaluation of proposals was reasonable despite its decision not to rescore best and final offers (BAFO). Agencies are not required to rescore BAFOs. Agency had a reasonable basis for finding that protester's and awardee's proposals were technically equal. Where (1) awardee's experience as a general contractor which had managed technical subcontractors was suited to the work under t...