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 1998-04-01 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-278906 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-278906 P0b002ee18fd4e6f1 f:278906 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-278906 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-278906 B-278906 Comptroller General Decision 1. In a procurement for in-house training courses on simplified acquisition procedures, the agency properly downgraded the sample training materials submitted by the protester because the materials did not evidence that the protester understood simplified acquisition procedures or the requirements stated in the solicitation.<p/>2. Agency was not required to conduct discussions concerning the protester's negative past performance references under an acquisition conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-278906/html/GAOREPORTS-B-278906.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-278906/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-278906.pdf GAO/B-278906 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-278906 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-278906; M3 Corporation, B-278906, April 1, 1998;