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308 — Source Selection Decision: This regulation requires that the SSA "shall select the source whose proposal is the best value to the Government

308 further provides that the SSA's decision "shall be documented, and the documentation shall include the rationale for any business judgments and tradeoffs made or relied on by the SSA, including benefits associated with additional costs

101-1(c) requires that "[t]he rationale for tradeoffs must be documented in the file in accordance with 15

The GAO stated: "Even where technical factors are weighted more heavily than price, the SSA must address the price premium and explain why the non-price advantages are worth the additional cost to the government

All Evaluation Factors Must Be Considered in the Tradeoff The GAO has consistently held that the SSA must consider the offerors' relative standings across all evaluated factors — not just the factor or factors favoring the awardee — in making the tradeoff decision

Where the protester holds advantages under certain evaluation factors or subfactors, the SSA must acknowledge those advantages and explain why they do not alter the tradeoff calculus