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 1997-02-20 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-275436 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-275436 P0b002ee18fd4738e f:275436 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-275436 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-275436 B-275436 Comptroller General Decision Protest that evaluation method provided for under Blue Ribbon Program (BRP) should not have been applied in lieu of Performance-Price Trade-Off method, and that award to Blue Ribbon Contractor at higher evaluated price therefore was improper, is denied where record shows that items were urgently needed to meet essential mission requirements, which is one of the circumstances under which the BRP may be invoked. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-275436/html/GAOREPORTS-B-275436.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-275436/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-275436.pdf GAO/B-275436 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-275436 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-275436; Best Foam Fabricators, Inc.;