B-288026,B-288026.2: Jul 17, 2001

A firm protested a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) contract award for construction and lease of office space, contending that SEC incorrectly failed to advise the protester that its proposal was eliminated because it did not fall into the competitive range. GAO found that SEC (1) fairly eliminated the proposal from consideration because it fell outside the competitive range and (2) w...

B-288026,B-288026.2: Jul 17, 2001

DIGEST Where protester's proposal was eliminated from competitive range. Agency was not required to provide protester opportunity to submit revised proposal based on amended requirement. Since amendment was not substantial such that it would not have been reasonably anticipated by offerors. Agency also was not required to provide all interested firms an opportunity to propose on the amended requir...