B-277916: Oct 27, 1997

A firm protested a Panama Canal Commission (PCC) contract award for cleaning and painting of four miter gate leaves, contending that PCC: (1) improperly evaluated the proposals; and (2) intentionally and unfairly evaluated the proposals with the result that the alleged procurement was actually a sole source procurement from the incumbent contractor. GAO found that: (1) PCC made multiple material e...

B-277916: Oct 27, 1997

DIGEST Source selection decision cannot be determined reasonable where it is based on a misevaluation of the proposals of the protester and awardee. MECSA contends that the proposals of both MECSA and FMS were improperly evaluated under the specialized experience and past performance evaluation subfactors. MECSA contends that the evaluation board (EB) intentionally and unfairly evaluated the propo...