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 2003-08-04 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:B-291170.4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291170-4 P0b002ee18fd45deb f:2911704 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-291170-4 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-291170-4 B-291170.4 Comptroller General Decision 1. Agency reasonably assigned neutral rating for past performance of mentor‑protege joint venture offeror, where solicitation provided that a neutral rating would be assigned to firms with no past performance and, although mentor firm had performance history, the joint venture itself did not. 2. Agency reasonably rated awardee*s performance risk lower than protester*s where awardee had performed contracts similar to that contemplated by the solicitation while joint venture protester had not, and evaluation was otherwise in accordance with solicitation. 3. Agency reasonably evaluated realism of awardee*s proposal where it determined that, although awardee*s total price was lower than that of other proposals, its prices for four of the five most ordered items were in line with the incumbent*s, and its lower prices resulted from cost saving measures and lower profit. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291170-4/html/GAOREPORTS-B-291170-4.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291170-4/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-291170-4.pdf GAO/B-291170.4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291170-4 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-291170.4; MW-All Star Joint Venture, B-291170.4, August 4, 2003;