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 2016-06-24 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-12-09 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-274406 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274406 P0b002ee18fd4b469 f:274406 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-274406 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-274406 B-274406 Comptroller General Decision Protest that contracting agency improperly failed to conduct sufficiently specific discussions with the protester regarding its staffing is denied where the record shows that the discussion questions asked conveyed the agency's concerns about staffing which reasonably could be discerned from the protester's initial proposal, and the specific area of concern only became evident upon review of the protester's best and final offer (BAFO) and post-BAFO clarification of proposed staffing; agencies are not required to notify offerors of deficiencies remaining in their proposals or to conduct successive rounds of discussions until such deficiencies are removed. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274406/html/GAOREPORTS-B-274406.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274406/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-274406.pdf GAO/B-274406 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274406 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-274406; Speedy Food Service, Inc.;