https://www.gao.gov/products/160250

B-278673: Feb 27, 1998

A firm protested an Army contact award for development, licensure, and production of biological defense vaccines, contending that the: (1) Army's award violated the conflict-of-interest provisions in a federal regulation; and (2) Army improperly evaluated its bid. GAO held that: (1) the Army reasonably determined that a government entity's minimal, potential involvement in contract performance did...

https://www.gao.gov/products/476019

B-278673: Feb 27, 1998

Personnel employed by that facility are involved in evaluating the competing offerors' proposals. It is incumbent on the contracting officer to consider whether similar situations involving contractor organizations would require avoidance. Agency's technical evaluation resulting in same technical risk for both proposals is unobjectionable where evaluation was reasonable and in accordance with stat...