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 2010-12-28 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-05-16 monographic deposited born digital 13 p. GA 1.13:B-270397.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-270397-2 P0b002ee180b9bccc f:2703972 DGPO 2010-12-28 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-B-270397-2 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-270397-2 B-270397.2 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protest that a particular type of experience on the part of an offeror's key contract employee was a prerequisite for award is denied where the solicitation did not mandate such experience and where, contrary to the protester's arguments, the agency's actions during negotiations should not have led the protester to conclude that such experience was mandatory and to structure its offer accordingly.<p/>2. Protest that solicitation funding requirement and related cost evaluation criterion were unfair is dismissed as untimely since it concerns apparent solicitation improprieties that should have been protested before proposals were due.<p/>3. Protest that agency did not adequately justify selection of higher cost offeror is denied where such offeror overall received a higher evaluated cost score than did the protester; technical considerations were worth four times as much as cost considerations and the awardee's technical score was better than the protester's; and the selection official reasonably determined that acceptance of the higher cost offer was warranted given its technical advantages particularly with respect to the offeror's proposed key contract employee. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-270397-2/html/GAOREPORTS-B-270397-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-270397-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-270397-2.pdf GAO/B-270397.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-270397-2 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-270397.2; Matter of: The Futures Group International;