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 2007-09-18 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. GA 1.13:B-299904.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-299904-2 P0b002ee18fd4d530 f:2999042 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-299904-2 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-299904-2 B-299904.2 Comptroller General Decision 1. Agency reasonably assessed weaknesses in evaluation of protester's experience as to core technology, where firm intended to rely on experienced consultant instead of contractor personnel, and as to management system, where firm's initial quotation did not address the system and oral presentation/revised quotation included only limited reference to it.<p/> 2. Price evaluation that determined protester's prices to be unrealistic was unobjectionable where based on both firm's low revised draft task order price, as compared to government estimate, and sample of firm's loaded labor rates, which were significantly lower than those of incumbent contractors.<p/> 3. Agency determination that small business's unrealistically low price represented high risk, and decision to make award to vendor with technically superior, higher-priced quotation were part of a comparative best value evaluation, not a responsibility determination requiring referral to the Small Business Administration. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-299904-2/html/GAOREPORTS-B-299904-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-299904-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-299904-2.pdf GAO/B-299904.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-299904-2 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-299904.2; B-299904.2, Zolon Tech, Inc., September 18, 2007;