B-282456: Jul 15, 1999

Award decision is not reasonable where the record does not provide any documentation or explanation which supports the price/technical tradeoff. Agency improperly attributed past performance of parent company or its other subsidiaries to awardee where record does not establish that parent company or subsidiaries will be involved in the performance of the protested contract. Was improperly evaluate...

B-282456: Jul 15, 1999

A firm protested a General Services Administration (GSA) contract award for custodial services, contending that: (1) GSA improperly evaluated the proposals; and (2) GSA's selection decision was unreasonable. GAO held that GSA: (1) failed to document its source selection decision; (2) failed to conduct a proper cost/technical tradeoff in selecting the awardee's proposal; and (3) improperly attribut...