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 2005-09-28 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:B-296435.5 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-296435-5 P0b002ee18fd4560c f:2964355 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-296435-5 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-296435-5 B-296435.5 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protest that agency unreasonably evaluated the protester's technical proposal as unacceptable under evaluation factor relating to proposed equipment is denied where the protester's proposal was ambiguous regarding whether the offered equipment met one of the material requirements in the solicitation.<p/> 2. Protest alleging that, in its evaluation of the protester's proposal, the agency unreasonably ignored information that was "too close at hand" (but not contained in the protester's proposal) is denied where the information in question bears on whether the protester's proposed equipment satisfied the technical requirements of the solicitation, and thus by nature could vary in response to the individual solicitation.<p/> 3. Protest that agency should have engaged in clarifications with protester to resolve material ambiguity in its proposal is denied since any such exchange would have constituted discussions, not clarifications, and agency generally has no obligation to hold discussions where, as here, it put offerors on notice of its intent to make award on the basis of initial proposals. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-296435-5/html/GAOREPORTS-B-296435-5.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-296435-5/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-296435-5.pdf GAO/B-296435.5 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-296435-5 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-296435.5; B-296435.5; B-296435.10, Nu-Way, Inc., September 28, 2005;