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 1999-11-08 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-283295.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-283295-2 P0b002ee18fd4aa97 f:2832952 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-283295-2 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-283295-2 B-283295.2 Comptroller General Decision 1. Agency reasonably determined that the awardee's proposed staffing and facilities approach was better than the protester's, notwithstanding that the protester currently operates more facilities and employs more personnel than the awardee, where the awardee submitted a more detailed, comprehensive proposal.<p/>2. Agency was not required to contact the protester's past performance references, where the solicitation contemplated a past performance evaluation based only upon proposal documentation.<p/>3. Where the protester's proposal included negative performance information from an accrediting organization, and the protester failed to dispel the legitimate concerns raised by this information during discussions, the agency had no obligation to disregard the negative performance information simply because it did not suffice to deny the protester accreditation, nor was the agency required to contact the accrediting organization to investigate the information. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-283295-2/html/GAOREPORTS-B-283295-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-283295-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-283295-2.pdf GAO/B-283295.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-283295-2 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-283295.2; Rotech Medical Corporation, B-283295.2, November 8, 1999;