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 2001-11-26 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:B-288871 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-288871 P0b002ee18fd4ec11 f:288871 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-288871 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-288871 B-288871 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protester's offer was not entitled to preference for Indian-owned firms where solicitation did not provide for the application of a preference.<p/>2. Protest that agency improperly accepted awardee's offer of a building constructed with pre-cast masonry facade is denied where solicitation specifically permitted this construction method; to the extent protester argues that agency advised it that pre-cast masonry facade would not be allowed, protester relied on such oral advice, which conflicted with the solicitation, at its own risk.<p/>3. Agency was not required to evaluate protester's offer more favorably than awardee's for offering a longer lease term, where solicitation provided for award of either 10- or 15-year lease, agency determined that flexibility made 10-year lease preferable, and protester does not rebut agency's position; likewise, it was proper for agency not to give protester additional evaluation credit for offering early availability of the space where solicitation did not provide that early availability was preferable. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-288871/html/GAOREPORTS-B-288871.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-288871/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-288871.pdf GAO/B-288871 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-288871 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-288871; DePonte Investments, Inc., B-288871; B-288871.2, November 26, 2001;