GAO Upholds Award to Lower Priced Offeror with Neutral Past Performance Rating
Under a “best value” ship repair solicitation with two evaluation factors – past performance and price – the Navy awarded the contract to a firm having a past performance rating of neutral but whose price was lower. The solicitation stated a past performance evaluation of neutral would be evaluated “neither favorably nor unfavorably.” Though the awardee referenced contracts, they were considered irrelevant and thus it received the neutral rating. The Navy indicated it had no doubts about the firm’s ability to perform and concluded the other offeror’s very good past performance rating did not justify a higher price. The GAO sustained the decision (Gulf Copper Ship Repair Inc. GAO 292431).
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