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 2016-06-24 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2006-11-28 monographic deposited born digital 21 p. GA 1.13:B-298099.4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-298099-4 P0b002ee18fd4c259 f:2980994 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-298099-4 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-298099-4 B-298099.4 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protester's contention that the agency failed to adequately mitigate the risk of organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) associated with the selection of the awardee is denied where the record shows that: the contracting officer reasonably concluded that the risk of a conflict of interest in this procurement is not great; the agency requested a detailed OCI mitigation plan from the awardee and sought additional information about, and modifications to, the plan; and the contracting officer reasonably concluded, after performing a detailed analysis, that the modified plan--together with certain steps designed to increase agency oversight of the contractor--was sufficient to protect the government's interest.<p/> 2. Protester's contention that the agency improperly held discussions with only the awardee while exchanging information about the adequacy of the awardee's plan to mitigate the risk of an OCI, and thus should have held discussions with the protester as well, is denied; a contracting officer's consideration of whether a contractor is eligible for award despite an OCI is analogous to a responsibility determination, and the exchanges here--like a request for information that relates to an offeror's responsibility, rather than proposal evaluation--did not constitute discussions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-298099-4/html/GAOREPORTS-B-298099-4.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-298099-4/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-298099-4.pdf GAO/B-298099.4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-298099-4 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-298099.4; B-298099.4; B-298099.5, Overlook Systems Technologies, Inc., November 28, 2006;