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The GAO decision was emphatic that the new SSDD must not merely restate adjectival ratings or offer conclusory assertions that the higher-rated proposal is "worth the premium

If the SSA is required to identify specific, substantive reasons — beyond adjectival labels — for paying an additional $17

Recommendation 3: Potential Termination for Convenience GAO recommended that if the reevaluation results in the selection of Whitmore, the Air Force must terminate Halcyon's existing contract (FA8222-23-D-0193) for the convenience of the government

While such an outcome is not inherently unlawful — an agency may reach the same result on reevaluation if the decision is adequately documented and supported — it must be the product of a genuine, good-faith reevaluation, not a predetermined outcome with post hoc rationalization

The GAO decision provides a floor — the minimum scope of corrective action that the agency must undertake — but the agency retains discretion to broaden the scope if it determines that a more comprehensive reevaluation is warranted

A above, the reevaluation must encompass, at minimum, Factor 1 (Technical Approach) and Factor 3 (Management Approach)