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 2003-01-14 monographic deposited born digital 37 p. GA 1.13:B-291506 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291506 P0b002ee18fd4b0f6 f:291506 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-291506 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-291506 B-291506 Comptroller General Decision 1. In a negotiated procurement contemplating award based upon a cost/technical tradeoff, protest that the agency abandoned the point-scoring feature of an evaluation tool identified in the solicitation is denied, where the point scoring feature was not required by the award evaluation scheme announced in the solicitation and the agency's use of an adjectival evaluation comported with the solicitation's *best value* scheme. 2. Protest asserting that protester's proposal was unreasonably downgraded for low proposed staffing level is denied where the agency reasonably determined, consistent with the solicitation, that the proposed staffing level, although acceptable, was low and posed performance risks. 3. Protest objecting to agency's cost evaluation and assessment of weaknesses and risk in protester's technical proposal relating to the protester's proposed personnel based upon the cost evaluation analysis of protester's labor rates is denied, where the agency's assessment was reasonably based upon information provided by protester in its proposal and during discussions, and the solicitation provided that the agency may consider the cost evaluation in the evaluation of technical proposals. 4. Protest challenging awardee's *excellent* past performance rating is denied where, in evaluating the past performance of a joint venture, the agency, consistent with the solicitation, reasonably considered the past performance of the awardee's joint venture members and major subcontractor. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291506/html/GAOREPORTS-B-291506.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291506/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-291506.pdf GAO/B-291506 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291506 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-291506; Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc.; Raytheon Technical, B-291506; B-291506.2; B-291506.3; B-291506.4, January 14, 2003;