November 15Nov 15 comment_97018 I was looking at https://www.acquisitiongateway.gov/periodic-table/resources/4935?_a%5Eg_nid=12150 at the last attachment and saw this:"Quote A provides the best value. Quote A provides greater technical merit than either Quote B or Quote C, and Quote B provides greater technical merit than Quote C."What is the point of comparing Quote B to Quote C when Quote A is the awardee? Other than maybe to illustrate that Quote C is not an interested party because they are not next in line for award?If you have 5 quotes, how do most COs do it? Do you do this:Choice 1:Quote A vs Quote BQuote A vs Quote CQuote A vs Quote DQuote A vs Quote EOr this:Choice 2:Quote A vs Quote BQuote A vs Quote CQuote A vs Quote DQuote A vs Quote EQuote B vs. Quote CQuote C vs. Quote DQuote D vs. Quote EI do Choice 1, and this is for any FAR part, Choice 2 takes much longer. Report
November 15Nov 15 comment_97021 6 hours ago, Sam101 said:What is the point of comparing Quote B to Quote C when Quote A is the awardee? Other than maybe to illustrate that Quote C is not an interested party because they are not next in line for award?I can't think of an obvious point. Report
November 15Nov 15 Author comment_97022 12 minutes ago, Don Mansfield said:I can't think of an obvious point.How would you usually do it? Report
November 15Nov 15 comment_97023 6 hours ago, Sam101 said:"Quote A provides greater technical merit than either Quote B or Quote C, and Quote B provides greater technical merit than Quote C."What is the point of comparing Quote B to Quote C when Quote A is the awardee? Other than maybe to illustrate that Quote C is not an interested party because they are not next in line for award?Given your scenario, it is not necessary to compare B to C, unless you're making multiple awards or the SSA is just curious. However, C might be next in line for award if its protest were that the agency had misevaluated A or that A was ineligible for award. Report
November 15Nov 15 comment_97024 56 minutes ago, Sam101 said:How would you usually do it?If Quote A were a better value than B, C, D, and E, then I would stop there. Report
November 15Nov 15 comment_97026 57 minutes ago, Sam101 said:How would you usually do it?The SSA compares A to B, A is best.Compares A to C, A is best,Compares A to D, A is best.Compares A to E, A is best.Stop.Select A.It doesn't matter whether B is better than C, etc. In decision theory terms, A dominates the others.That assumes that all offerors were evaluated properly and that the comparisons were sound.orComare A to B, A is best.Compare A to C, C is best.Compare C to B... et cetera. Report
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