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 1998-01-07 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:B-278195.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-278195-2 P0b002ee18fd45ad4 f:2781952 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-278195-2 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-278195-2 B-278195.2 Comptroller General Decision

1. Communications between offeror and contracting agency which were under-taken for the purpose of accounting for an apparent inconsistency in the offeror's cost summaries, the resolution of which was clear from a close reading of the cost proposal, without the agency providing the offeror any opportunity for substantive revision of its cost proposal, constituted clarifications and not discussions. <p/>2. Agency reasonably determined that protester's proposal was unacceptable where the technical proposal was deficient in a number of material areas including the failure to provide adequate information about the proposed test program and a crucial aspect of the item to be developed, and the cost proposal lacked sufficient detail concerning substantial work to be performed by subcontractors. <p/>3. Contracting agency is not obligated to conduct discussions with offeror which submitted unacceptable cost and technical proposals where the solicitation advised all offerors that the government intended to make award on the basis of initial proposals without holding discussions, if possible, and specifically warned offerors that initial proposals should contain the offeror's best technical and cost terms. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-278195-2/html/GAOREPORTS-B-278195-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-278195-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-278195-2.pdf GAO/B-278195.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-278195-2 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-278195.2; Robotic Systems Technology, B-278195.2, January 7, 1998; Title 10 Section 2305 Title 10 Section 2305(b)(4)(A)(ii) 10 U.S.C. 2305 10 U.S.C. 2305(b)(4)(A)(ii) Title 41 Section 253b(d)(1)(B) 41 U.S.C. 253b(d)(1)(B)