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 1996-02-28 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:B-270686 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-270686 P0b002ee18fd48e78 f:270686 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-270686 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-270686 B-270686 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protest that awardee engaged in "bait and switch" tactics with regard to one of its proposed key personnel is denied where the record does not support this allegation.<p/>2. Agency reasonably evaluated the past performance of the awardee--a recently formed joint venture--in accordance with the solicitation's requirements where the agency considered the recent experience of one of the joint venture partners.<p/>3. Agency did not conduct unequal discussions where it did not advise the protester that its costs were considered too high because the costs were not unreasonable, and where it conducted appropriate cost discussions with the low cost awardee. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-270686/html/GAOREPORTS-B-270686.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-270686/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-270686.pdf GAO/B-270686 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-270686 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-270686; Ralph G. Moore &amp; Associates;