Extract to table

The SSA's tradeoff rationale must do more than recite or parrot the adjectival ratings assigned by the SSEB

To the contrary, GAO has held that even under a heavily weighted technical evaluation scheme, the SSA must explain why the technical benefits of the higher-priced proposal are worth the additional cost

When an agency conducts discussions in a competitive negotiated procurement under FAR Part 15, those discussions must satisfy the requirements of FAR 15

Additionally, while the FAR does not require that discussions be identical across all offerors — the content and depth of discussions may legitimately vary depending on the specific strengths and weaknesses of each proposal — the discussions must be substantively equivalent in scope

The protester must identify specific non-public information that was obtained or specific requirements that were influenced, and must demonstrate a concrete nexus between the alleged OCI and the competitive outcome

The mere fact that HAS performed the AoA study is insufficient standing alone; we must demonstrate a concrete informational advantage, not merely the theoretical possibility of one