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 2004-01-16 monographic deposited born digital 16 p. GA 1.13:B-293029 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-293029 P0b002ee18fd454d3 f:293029 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-293029 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-293029 B-293029 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protester*s contention that the agency should have rejected, or downgraded, the awardee*s proposal for its failure to offer a project manager who would be available during performance is denied where the record shows that the awardee disclosed during negotiations that the project manager identified in its initial proposal had been promoted and would eventually be unavailable to serve as offered, and shows that, after discussion with the agency, the awardee promised in its final revised proposal that, if it were selected for award, the project manager would serve as offered until completion of the transition phase of the contract, and until a replacement suitable to both parties could be found. 2. Even when there is no requirement in a solicitation to obtain commitments from non-key incumbent personnel, an agency reasonably may favorably evaluate an offeror*s stated intent to retain as many of the non‑key incumbent employees as possible. 3. Protester*s contention that the agency unreasonably evaluated different approaches in the offerors* price proposals is denied where the record shows that the solicitation contained a patent ambiguity that neither offeror raised prior to submission of its proposal, and where both offerors took affirmative and reasonable steps to clearly explain their approach to the ambiguity. 4. Protester*s assertion that it should have received a higher past performance rating, and the awardee a lower one, based in part on the protester*s performance of the incumbent contract for the previous 5 years, is denied where the record shows that the agency credited the protester for its performance as the incumbent, but reasonably placed greater value on certain experiences the awardee presented in its proposal. 5. Protester*s allegation that the agency held improper discussions with only the awardee after submission of final revised proposals is denied where the record shows that the contracting officer appropriately sought confirmation of the awardee*s prices, or a request to correct a mistake, but did not invite the awardee to modify or revise its proposal. 6. A source selection official*s adoption of an evaluation panel*s findings and recommendation for award does not, without more, provide evidence that the selection official abdicated his responsibility to make independent judgments; protester*s assertion that he did so is denied where the record shows that the selection official was clearly involved in the procurement from its outset to its conclusion. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-293029/html/GAOREPORTS-B-293029.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-293029/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-293029.pdf GAO/B-293029 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-293029 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-293029; U.S. Facilities, Inc., B-293029; B-293029.2, January 16, 2004;