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 1996-02-16 monographic deposited born digital 3 p. GA 1.13:B-270208 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-270208 P0b002ee18fd473b8 f:270208 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-270208 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-270208 B-270208 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protest that the Army conducted a prohibited auction is denied where there is no evidence that the Army engaged in any activity that would constitute an auction, such as indicating to an offeror a price it must meet in order to receive further consideration, advising an offeror of its relative standing or furnishing information about other offerors' prices. <p/>2. Protest that agency awarded contract on basis of low price without evaluating awardee's capability to comply with solicitation requirements is denied. Where a solicitation provides for award to the lowest-priced offeror and does not provide for a technical evaluation or require a technical proposal, award to the lowest-priced responsible offeror is proper. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-270208/html/GAOREPORTS-B-270208.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-270208/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-270208.pdf GAO/B-270208 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-270208 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-270208; Mil Colores, S.A.;