A firm protested a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) contract award for translation and technical support services, contending that DEA did not conduct meaningful discussions with it regarding its proposed price and improperly applied unequally weighted evaluation subfactors. GAO held that DEA (1) was not required to conduct discussions with the protester aimed at lowering its proposed price b...

Agency was not required to conduct discussions with protester aimed at lowering its proposed price below the awardee's. Even though award was ultimately based on lowest price. Where agency determined that protester's price was reasonable and comparable to other offerors' prices. 2. Allegation that evaluation of proposals was flawed is denied where. There is virtually no possibility that the protes...