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 2004-08-05 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:B-293088.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-293088-3 P0b002ee18fd49bc4 f:2930883 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-293088-3 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-293088-3 B-293088.3 Comptroller General Decision A <p/> 1. In procurement of socks for use by diabetic patients, where evaluation was based on medical judgments of evaluators with substantial expertise in the field, GAO will not question such medical judgments in the absence of any showing that product testing was unfairly administered.<p/> A <p/> 2. Agency's use of subjective, rather than objective, technical evaluation methodology--the evaluators' ratings were based on their findings from walking in the socks--was unobjectionable where approach was consistent with solicitation plan, which specifically advised that *a subjective evaluation of the socks* would be performed. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-293088-3/html/GAOREPORTS-B-293088-3.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-293088-3/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-293088-3.pdf GAO/B-293088.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-293088-3 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-293088.3; Knit-Rite, Inc., B-293088.3, August 5, 2004;