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 1998-08-31 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:B-279662.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-279662-2 P0b002ee18fd43086 f:2796622 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-279662-2 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-279662-2 B-279662.2 Comptroller General Decision

1. Agency's source selection decision in which price is considered only as an eligibility factor (i.e., price does or does not fall within agency's budget) is improper because it fails to consider price as a significant evaluation factor, as required by 10 U.S.C. sec. 2305(a)(2)(A) and sec. 2305(a)(3)(A) (1994) and as contemplated by the best value evaluation plan stated in the solicitation.<p/>2. Agency conducted competition on an unequal basis where the awardee's initial proposal was substantially in excess of the page limitation stated in the solicitation, and the agency evaluated that proposal for award without specifically advising and providing the other offerors an opportunity to submit proposals without a page limitation. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-279662-2/html/GAOREPORTS-B-279662-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-279662-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-279662-2.pdf GAO/B-279662.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-279662-2 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-279662.2; Electronic Design, Inc., B-279662.2; B-279662.3; B-279662.4,; Title 10 Section 2305(a)(2)(A) Title 10 Section 2305(a)(3)(A) Title 10 Section 2305(a)(3)(A)(ii) Title 10 Section 2305(a)(3)(A)(iii) 10 U.S.C. 2305(a)(2)(A) 10 U.S.C. 2305(a)(3)(A) 10 U.S.C. 2305(a)(3)(A)(ii) 10 U.S.C. 2305(a)(3)(A)(iii)