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 1998-03-24 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-278869 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-278869 P0b002ee18fd4b4c1 f:278869 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-278869 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-278869 B-278869 Comptroller General Decision Protest that evaluation methodology in solicitation for commercial thermal ionization mass spectrometer and related equipment unduly restricts competition and favors a particular manufacturer is denied where the record supports the agency's view that the methodology is necessary for the agency to assess the compatibility of items offered with existing laboratory equipment, and the evaluation methodology in fact is aimed at enabling the agency to make such an assessment. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-278869/html/GAOREPORTS-B-278869.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-278869/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-278869.pdf GAO/B-278869 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-278869 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-278869; Micromass, Inc., B-278869, March 24, 1998;