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 2000-03-27 monographic deposited born digital 9 p. GA 1.13:B-284305 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-284305 P0b002ee18fd4bf68 f:284305 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-284305 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-284305 B-284305 Comptroller General Decision 1. Agency's consideration of the resources and experience of large business subcontractor, in a solicitation restricting competition to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns in accordance with section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. sect. 637(a) (1994), was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.<p/>2. Solicitation provisions requiring contractor to furnish, among other personnel, a project manager qualified to sit for professional engineer examination do not constitute definitive responsibility criteria--since they neither set out specific, objective standards for determining an offeror's capability to perform or require offerors to demonstrate compliance prior to award--but are performance obligations, compliance with which is a matter of contract administration.<p/>3. Agency did not mislead high-priced offeror during discussions by advising it only of Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) opinion that the offeror's overhead rate was understated; the agency advised offeror of its concerns based on DCAA opinion, and there was no obligation to advise the protester that its cost/price was higher than that of other offerors, where the agency determined that the cost/price was reasonable for the approach taken. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-284305/html/GAOREPORTS-B-284305.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-284305/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-284305.pdf GAO/B-284305 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-284305 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-284305; AJT & Associates, Inc., B-284305; B-284305.2, March 27, 2000;