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The GAO emphasized that a tradeoff decision must do more than cite adjectival labels; the SSA must explain why the technical advantages identified are worth the additional cost to the Government

" Whitmore emphasizes that the corrective reevaluation must not merely re-label the same conclusory assessments

Rather, the SSEB must produce evaluation findings that identify concrete, documentable technical advantages — if any — that distinguish the offerors' proposals under each subfactor

To the extent the reevaluation identifies meaningful discriminators under Subfactor 1(b), those discriminators must be traceable to specific proposal content and must be evaluated in a manner consistent with the solicitation's stated evaluation criteria

At the same time, the Air Force must provide Whitmore meaningful discussions on any remaining concerns identified during the reevaluation

The discussions must be conducted in a manner that affords both offerors equal treatment and an equivalent opportunity to address evaluation concerns, consistent with FAR § 15