B-283693,B-283693.2: Dec 27, 1999

DIGEST Although contracting agency may have improperly performed a price/technical tradeoff between proposals in violation of the solicitation's evaluation scheme. The protester was not prejudiced by the improper tradeoff decision where the record shows that agency reasonably concluded that protester's proposal was technically unacceptable. The agency is purchasing replacement telephone systems fo...

B-283693,B-283693.2: Dec 27, 1999

A firm protested a Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) task order for replacement telephone systems, contending that VA improperly conducted a price/technical tradeoff between its and the awardee's proposals in violation of the task order's stated evaluation scheme. GAO held that even though the selection decision may have been based on a price/technical tradeoff, in violation of the solicitation...