B-281393: Feb 1, 1999

Protest that awardee should not have received favorable past performance rating because it is not an accounting firm is denied where solicitation provided that past performance evaluation would be based on offeror's performance of similar services. Protest that agency's failure to consider references precluded it from properly evaluating past performance is denied where solicitation required offer...

B-281393: Feb 1, 1999

A firm protested a Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) contract award for contract reconciliation and special studies services, contending that: (1) the fact that the awardee was an accounting firm should have disqualified it from receiving a past favorable performance rating; (2) DFAS failed to consider the protester's references; (3) awardee's technical score should have been lowered b...