B-280180.2,B-280180.3,B-280180.4: Sep 28, 1998

A firm protested the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) contract awards for the direct supply of natural gas to various installations in the United States, contending that DLA failed to properly evaluate its proposals based on its status as a small disadvantaged business. GAO held that neither the Small Business Act nor any other statute precluded DLA from comparatively evaluating the protester's pr...

B-280180.2,B-280180.3,B-280180.4: Sep 28, 1998

The protested natural gas requirements were originally to be procured under RFP No. Listed the following evaluation factors in descending order of importance: (1) Technical Experience (A) Transportation (B) Supply Management (C) Quality of Previous Experience (2) Past Performance (A) Timeliness (B) Reliability (C) Customer Satisfaction /1/ (3) Price (4) Socioeconomic Commitment The RFP specified t...