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 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-03-02 monographic deposited born digital 10 p. GA 1.13:B-295449 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-295449 P0b002ee1803a1ca0 f:295449 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-B-295449 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-295449 B-295449 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protest that discussions were not meaningful due to agency's failure to identify several weaknesses is denied where it is clear that protester was not prejudiced; assigning protester's proposal additional evaluation credit in the areas involved would leave its technical proposal rated lower than awardee's, and awardee's evaluated cost was significantly lower than protester's. 2. Technical evaluation of protester's proposal was reasonable where initial proposal failed to provide sufficient information regarding key personnel's expertise in a particular area and availability of consultants, and agency reasonably determined that revised proposal failed to provide sufficient information to address its concerns. 3. Technical evaluation of awardee's proposal regarding experience with [deleted] was reasonable where, in response to discussion questions on this matter, awardee provided additional information to demonstrate sufficient [deleted] and other comparable experience of various key personnel. 4. Cost realism evaluation of awardee's proposal was unobjectionable where record shows that agency reviewed cost elements of initial proposal, obtained revised cost proposal, and had it reviewed by Defense Contract Audit Agency for realism and possible understatement; source selection authority considered the information in making her award determination; and protester has not shown that upward cost adjustments were warranted. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-295449/html/GAOREPORTS-B-295449.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-295449/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-295449.pdf GAO/B-295449 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-295449 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-295449; Abt Associates Inc., B-295449; B-295449.2, March 2, 2005;