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July 30, 2015 By AMK

Agency’s discussions only with awardee were improper, says GAO

When a procurement agency opens discussions with one offeror, it must open discussions with all offerors within the competitive range.

GAO-GovernmentAccountabilityOffice-SealIn a recent bid protest decision, the GAO held that a procuring agency conducted improper discussions when it limited discussions to only one offeror.

The GAO’s decision in International Waste Industries, B-411338 (July 7, 2015) involved a solicitation for the delivery of a solid waste incinerator to Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickham. The solicitation notified offerors that the government planned to procure the incinerator using simplified acquisition procedures.  Award was to be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror.

Keep reading this article at: http://smallgovcon.com/gaobidprotests/agencys-discussions-only-with-awardee-were-improper-says-gao/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition workforce, bid proposal, bid protest, competitive range, discussions, GAO. Air Force, LPTA, offeror, proposal evaluation

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