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 2003-09-25 monographic deposited born digital 11 p. GA 1.13:B-291878.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291878-3 P0b002ee18fd4a48a f:2918783 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-291878-3 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-291878-3 B-291878.3 Comptroller General Decision 1. Agency*s determination that the awardee offered a domestic end product compliant with the Buy American Act was reasonable, where in response to allegations made prior to award concerning the compliance of the awardee*s product, the agency reasonably investigated the compliance of awardee*s product with the Buy American Act, including visiting the awardee*s facility to observe the manufacturing process and receiving detailed information from the awardee regarding the cost and origin of the components that comprise the offered product, and where the protester provided no specifics that showed the end product or the majority of its component costs were not manufactured in the United States. 2. The agency*s pre-award receipt of an unsupported allegation that the awardee sells an inferior product manufactured by another firm in Taiwan does not impose an obligation on the contracting officer to conduct an investigation whether the awardee will comply with the awardee*s certification in its proposal that the end products offered in its proposal are compliant with the Trade Agreements Act. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291878-3/html/GAOREPORTS-B-291878-3.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291878-3/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-291878-3.pdf GAO/B-291878.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291878-3 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-291878.3; Leisure-Lift, Inc., B-291878.3; B-292448.2, September 25, 2003;