B-289065: Dec 20, 2001

A firm protested a Department of the Army issuance of a purchase order for the installation of laboratory furniture, contending that its quoted price was lower than the awardee's. GAO held that the Army reasonably determined that the awardee's higher-priced quotation represented better value than the protestor's lower-priced one. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

B-289065: Dec 20, 2001

Agency determined that awardee's manufacturer's certification demonstrated ability to perform and that its quotation therefore was worth higher price. Southeast contends that it should have received the purchase order because its quoted price was lower than MGC's. Quotations were to be evaluated based on technical capability and price. Was most advantageous to the government. Quotations were due b...