Lowering Price After Discussions Does Not Guarantee Award; GAO B-414634, Piton Science and Technology

Protest that the agency failed to engage in meaningful discussions with the protester is denied, where the agency clearly indicated the protester’s proposed price for a particular labor category and its total proposed price were high, and where the agency was not required to award the protester a contract after it lowered its pricing, because its proposal remained higher-priced than those of the eventual awardees’.