B-277422,B-277422.2: Oct 14, 1997

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for C-17 aircraft maintenance training device upgrades and logistics support, contending that: (1) the Air Force misevaluated proposals in the area of past performance; (2) made an irrational cost/technical tradeoff in awarding the contract; and (3) the evaluation reflected bias on the part of the Air Force against it. GAO held that the Air Force: (1) r...

B-277422,B-277422.2: Oct 14, 1997

DIGEST Protest challenging agency's assignment of risk assessment ratings is denied where record shows that there was a reasonable basis for the agency's conclusions that protester's proposal presented a high risk of unsuccessful performance in one technical area and that awardee's proposal presented only a moderate cost risk. Is to be performed on a cost reimbursement basis. While the logistics s...