B-277801.4: Jun 1, 1998

A firm protested a Department of Energy (DOE) contract award for technical and administrative services, contending that: (1) DOE's evaluation of its proposal was unreasonable in the areas of personnel, past performance, and uncompensated overtime; and (2) DOE failed to hold meaningful discussions with it and was biased in favor of the awardee. GAO held that: (1) the protester's proposal was unreas...

B-277801.4: Jun 1, 1998

Protester's contention that one of its evaluated weaknesses was double-counted under one of two personnel subcriteria is upheld where the record shows that the protester's proposal was downgraded under the subcriterion for a matter not reasonably within the scope of the subcriterion. Argument that evaluation of past performance was unreasonable because none of the protester's properly-identified r...