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[Protest of PCC Contract Award for Cleaning and Painting Services]

B-277916.2: Mar 4, 1998

A firm protested a Panama Canal Commission (PCC) contract award for the cleaning and painting of four miter gate leaves, contending that PCC: (1) improperly did not hold discussions with it concerning deficiencies that PCC found in the protester's bid; and (2) unreasonably downgraded its bid. GAO held that: (1) PCC should have held discussions with the protester, since almost all of the deficienci...

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Matter of: Mechanical Contractors, S.A. File: B-277916.2 Date: March 4, 1998

B-277916.2: Mar 4, 1998

The deficiencies were essentially informational in nature. The contract was awarded to FMS on August 21. We sustained MCSA's protest because the evaluations of MCSA's and FMS's proposals were not adequately supported and lacked reasonable bases. The RFP specified that the work would be performed in 13 separate phases and included performance specifications describing in great detail the manner in...

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