B-281030.3: Apr 9, 1999

Because the risk of an auction is secondary to the need to preserve the integrity of the competitive procurement system through appropriate corrective action. That Spectrofuge's BAFO was technically unacceptable and that an August 13 post-BAFO meeting between a Spectrofuge representative and agency personnel constituted improper discussions and unequal treatment because the agency was thereby givi...

B-281030.3: Apr 9, 1999

A firm requested reconsideration of the corrective action GAO recommended in a sustained protest against a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) contract award for preventive maintenance services. GAO had recommended that HHS reopen discussions and request another round of best and final offers (BAFO). In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that since the bids had been...