United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-02-13 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:B-270090.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-270090-3 P0b002ee18fd46be8 f:2700903 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-270090-3 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-270090-3 B-270090.3 Comptroller General Decision

1. Protester's contention that agency improperly evaluated proposals is denied where the record shows that the agency evaluated in accordance with the criteria announced in the solicitation, and the record reasonably supports the evaluators' conclusions.<p/>2. Where the solicitation announced that the Department of the Navy intended to evaluate proposals and make award on the basis of initial proposals without conducting discussions, and the Navy reasonably determined, on the basis of it evaluation of the initial proposals, that the technically superior, slightly higher-cost offeror represented the best value under the solicitation's evaluation scheme, the Navy was not required to conduct discussions with the protester. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-270090-3/html/GAOREPORTS-B-270090-3.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-270090-3/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-270090-3.pdf GAO/B-270090.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-270090-3 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-270090.3; Lloyd-Lamont Design, Inc.; Title 15 Section 637(a) 15 U.S.C. 637(a) Title 31 Section 3553(d)(3)(C)(i)(I) 31 U.S.C. 3553(d)(3)(C)(i)(I) Title 41 Section 253b(d) 41 U.S.C. 253b(d)