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 2003-02-03 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:B-290802.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-290802-2 P0b002ee18fd463ca f:2908022 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-290802-2 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-290802-2 B-290802.2 Comptroller General Decision 1. Agency determination to make award on the basis of lower price under solicitation which provided that technical considerations were more important than price is unobjectionable where the technical proposals were reasonably evaluated as essentially equal. 2. Favorable consideration of offeror's past performance and technical capability in producing item identical to that being procured with the exception of a change in the color of a required coating is reasonable under solicitation which contemplated evaluation of offeror's previous production of the same or similar item. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-290802-2/html/GAOREPORTS-B-290802-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-290802-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-290802-2.pdf GAO/B-290802.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-290802-2 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-290802.2; Vantage Associates, Inc., B-290802.2, February 3, 2003;