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 2000-09-29 monographic deposited born digital 13 p. GA 1.13:B-285822 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-285822 P0b002ee18fd49c7e f:285822 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-285822 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-285822 B-285822 Comptroller General Decision 1. Agency reasonably assigned a favorable past performance rating to awardee's proposal based primarily on the experience of one key individual where solicitation specifically stated that in assessing past performance, the agency would consider the experience of key personnel; that individual has extensive, relevant experience; and, as corporate vice president and project manager, that individual will have substantial involvement in managing and overseeing performance of the contract.<p/>2. Protester's contention that the evaluation of proposals was unreasonable is denied where the record shows that the agency evaluated in accordance with the criteria announced in the solicitation and reasonably supports the ratings assigned the protester's and awardee's proposals.<p/>3. Contention that agency improperly evaluated proposed staffing levels against undisclosed staffing levels is denied. Agencies may properly evaluate proposals against an undisclosed reasonable estimate of appropriate staffing, where the solicitation notifies offerors that staffing is an evaluation area and evaluation takes into account the offeror's approach and unique features of the proposal. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-285822/html/GAOREPORTS-B-285822.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-285822/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-285822.pdf GAO/B-285822 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-285822 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-285822; SDS International, B-285822; B-285822.2, September 29, 2000;