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 2010-12-28 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-04-01 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-275819 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-275819 P0b002ee180b9bdce f:275819 DGPO 2010-12-28 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-B-275819 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-275819 B-275819 Comptroller General Decision 1. Selection officials are not bound by recommendations made or price/cost evaluation methodologies used by an agency evaluation panel or other subordinate officials in evaluating price proposals.<p/>2. Source selection officials in negotiated procurements have broad discretion in determining the manner and extent to which they will make use of the technical and cost evaluation results. In exercising that discretion, they are subject only to the tests of rationality and consistency with the established evaluation factors. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-275819/html/GAOREPORTS-B-275819.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-275819/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-275819.pdf GAO/B-275819 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-275819 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-275819; Matter of:Environmental Chemical Corporation;