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B-190453 1 (1978-03-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfvn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1I <1\ HfE COMPTROLLEROENM3FlAL CECISIDCN i.IF TiE UNITED BTATES AtVAL3H ING 0TOlN, 0, C z0:5 439 FILL: P-190452 DATE: March 15, 1978 MATTER OF: Management Information Technology DIGrST: 1. There is nothing objectinnable in procuring -activity downgrading proposal and not includ- Ing offeror in competitive range where pro- posal suffers from information deficiency regarding qualifications of personnel, which we!; most important evaluation factor. 2. Ptotest that evaluation factors were unequally applied and that protester's proposal was super- ior to that of awardee is denied as reiiew of technical evaluation shows awarc was not unreason- able or arbitrary and it is not GAO's function to make independent judgments as to technical merits of competing proposals. 3. Where competing technical proposals are essen- tially equal as evidenced by both proposals receiving Fame technical score', cost may become determinative factor, notwith.,tanding that :n overall evaluation scheme cos was of less impor- tance than other factors. 4. Award may not be withheld merely because low offer may be below-cost offer, Management Inforuation Technology Z4IT) has pro- tested awards under requests for proposals (RFP) Nos. FSQS-1-H-77 and FSQS-3-H-77, issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. FSOS-1-H-77 This RP was for the review, edic.ing and arrangement of 17,000 records of proc.icts which K- 1

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