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 1996-07-17 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-271682 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-271682 P0b002ee18fd443c6 f:271682 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-271682 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-271682 B-271682 Comptroller General Decision Protest that agency failed to evaluate the increased technical risk which allegedly would result from awardee's proposal to reduce compensation for its incumbent technical instructors is denied where agency reasonably concluded that the proposed reduction would not adversely affect the quality of performance, because (1) the instructors would still be compensated at above-market rates (exceeding those at which the protester's instructors were to be paid); (2) the awardee's proposal indicated an ability readily to replace its proposed instructors; and (3) any risks associated with substitutions would be minimal since the solicitation contemplated award of a fixed-price contract and provided that any replacement personnel required the prior approval of the contracting officer and had to possess qualifications equal to or higher than the qualifications of the personnel being replaced. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-271682/html/GAOREPORTS-B-271682.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-271682/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-271682.pdf GAO/B-271682 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-271682 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-271682; Defense Technology, Inc.;