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B-187160 1 (1977-12-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadflf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: %. THE C MPTROLLER WSNSItAL DECISION . OF THE UNITED ETATE A VWABHINGTON.J. C. 20548 *I TS N1 FILE: B-187160 DATE: December 13, 1977 MATTER OF: Joseph. Legat Architects DIGEST: 1. In reviewing issues concerning technical evaluation of propesals GAO protest function is not to conduct de novo evaluation of proposals, but to review record and consider whether agency's evaluation and conclusions--which art entitled to considerable 'eight--are clearly shown to have no reasonable basis. 2. Objection in protest after award that RF? failed to show relative weights of evaluation factors is untimely. Protests coheerning apparent RFP improprieties must be filed prior to closing date for receipt of proposals. Where protester raised questiona 'n preproposal context but failed to receive what it considered satisfactory answers, protester was charged with notice of adverse agency action at time for receipt of best and final offers at very latest. 3. Objections to qualifications of technical evaluation oanel-- mainly, that one evaluator was mare high school graduate- are rejected. GAO will not normally becowe involved in apprais- ing qualifications of agency's technical ptrsonnel, and in any avett sees nothing untoward in evaluator in present case-- Individual having eight and one-half years'.experience as engineer-technician--being on technical panel. 4. Alleged improper intermingling of technical and selection panels in negotiated procurement--same percon ncting as chairman of both panels, and one evaluator also on selection panel--is not shown to viol.ate any law, regulation or RFP provision. 5. While GAO believes RFP could have been more explicit on exterior finish requirements for housing project, proi-tster's contention That Army relaxed requirements for benefit of one offeror is not sustained. Moreover, if protester had taken similar approach as successful offeror, it would not, as contracting officer points out, have significantly improved its competitive position. *-1- I- 1 -

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