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 2007-11-26 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-310093 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-310093 P0b002ee18fd437f5 f:310093 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-310093 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-310093 B-310093 Comptroller General Decision In a negotiated procurement which provided for award on the basis of a price/delivery/small business participation tradeoff, protest challenging the selection of the high-priced proposal is denied, where, consistent with the solicitation's evaluation factors, the source selection authority considered the awardee's offer of a shorter delivery schedule, and concluded that faster deliveries outweighed the protester's price advantage; this kind of conclusion is well within the discretion given selection officials to make tradeoff decisions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-310093/html/GAOREPORTS-B-310093.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-310093/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-310093.pdf GAO/B-310093 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-310093 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-310093; B-310093, Charles Kendall & Partners, Ltd., November 26, 2007;