A firm protested a Department of the Army contract award for functional support, contending that the Army failed to properly consider the awardee's lower proposed fringe benefits in determining whether the price proposal reflected a management plan proposal to hire incumbent employees. The GAO found that the source selection authority was aware of the protester's higher fringe benefits and reasona...

Is denied where source selection authority was aware of protester's higher fringe benefits and reasonably concluded that difference was not significant because awardee's overall proposed compensation. Was comparable. The protest is denied. Proposals were to be evaluated on the basis of three factors: management proposal. Price. /1/ Price was to be evaluated and analyzed to determine. All non-price...