B-284860.2: Dec 20, 2000

A firm protested two Agency for International Development (AID) contract awards for professional short-term advisory and technical services, contending that AID (1) failed to conduct meaningful discussions with it and (2) unreasonably evaluated the proposal. GAO held that AID failed to conduct meaningful discussions with the protester since it did not inform the protester of certain weaknesses and...

B-284860.2: Dec 20, 2000

It reevaluated the protester's proposal as having a number of weaknesses and deficiencies that had not been previously identified and were critical to the contracting officer's determination not to select the proposal for award. The weaknesses and deficiencies were not raised with the protester by the agency during discussions. That the agency's evaluation of its proposal and selection for award o...