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 1997-01-15 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:B-274945 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274945 P0b002ee18fd4e3fe f:274945 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-274945 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-274945 B-274945 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protest that agency improperly evaluated technical proposals is denied where the record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the stated evaluation factors; protester's mere disagreement with the agency's conclusion does not render the evaluation unreasonable.<p/>2. Protest that agency did not conduct meaningful discussions because it failed to advise the protester of two weaknesses in its proposal and failed to inform the protester that the agency did not obtain additional information on the protester's prior contracts is denied where the allegation concerning one weakness is factually incorrect, the protester fails to demonstrate how it was prejudiced by the agency's alleged failure to obtain additional information, and the protester was not adversely affected by one poorly worded discussion question regarding a minor weakness.<p/>3. Agency reasonably used a cost realism analysis approach based on revised labor estimates reflecting an average of proposed composite labor rates. <p/>4. Under a solicitation in which technical factors were more important than price, a cost/technical tradeoff which resulted in selection of the awardee on the basis of its overall technical superiority, notwithstanding its higher price, is unobjectionable and consistent with the evaluation scheme where the agency reasonably determined that the awardee's higher-priced proposal, which offered superior key personnel, program management, and technical approach, was worth the associated additional cost. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274945/html/GAOREPORTS-B-274945.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274945/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-274945.pdf GAO/B-274945 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274945 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-274945; Roy F. Weston, Inc.;