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 1996-04-15 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:B-270268.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-270268-2 P0b002ee18fd47c1e f:2702682 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-270268-2 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-270268-2 B-270268.2 Comptroller General Decision

1. Agency could reasonably consider the costs incurred under two similar predecessor contracts performed by the awardee and its proposed subcontractor in performing its cost realism analysis of the awardee's proposal, which was based upon a technical approach similar to that taken in the prior contracts.<p/>2. Protest that the award of a contract to an offeror submitting the proposal with the second-highest combined technical and cost score was improper is denied; where solicitation sets forth detailed point-scoring scheme but does not state that award will be based on high score, award may be made to the offeror submitting the lower-cost, lower-scored proposal where the agency reasonably determines that there is no significant difference in technical merit that justifies the payment of a cost premium. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-270268-2/html/GAOREPORTS-B-270268-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-270268-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-270268-2.pdf GAO/B-270268.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-270268-2 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-270268.2; DATEX, Inc.; Title 15 Section 637(a) 15 U.S.C. 637(a)