B-289173: Jan 22, 2002

A firm protested a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract award for software, technical support, and training, contending that the solicitation overstated the Corps' real needs, resulting in relaxed requirements in the subsequent sole-source purchase order. GAO held that the Corps did not overstate its needs and that the protester's proposal would have been unacceptable even under relaxed requireme...

B-289173: Jan 22, 2002

Is without merit. Were not overstated. That protester's quotation would have been unacceptable even under relaxed requirements. The RFQ specified that vendors were to deliver the software no later than September 5. Quotations were to be evaluated based on technical capability and price. Was most advantageous to the government. Six quotations were received by the August 13 due date. Were unacceptab...