Jane Doe, KO

Contracting Officer should explore methods of mitigating conflicts of interest rather than excluding offerors. Providing the inspection report and its source to all is at least one method. Also providing all offerors where feasible an opportunity to inspect. Also the nature of the report should be considered. Per previous responses, suggest you carefully examine Part 9 and document basis of any decision to exclude an offeror who was not previously notified of such an exclusion.