Home Law Expert Opinion GAO Allows Contracting Officer Discretion to Act as Tie-Breaker Expert OpinionLawNews GAO Allows Contracting Officer Discretion to Act as Tie-Breaker May 17, 2019 37 Share FacebookLinkedinTwitter You must be a Paid or Free Trial Member to Access this Content. Paid members, please login to view your news subscription(s). RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Law Unimpressed with Agency’s Glib Price Realism Analysis, GAO Recommends a Do-Over Law Does the “Late Is Late” Rule Also Apply to Agency Protests? Law Protester Argued Solicitation Amendment Necessitated Full Proposal Revisions. GAO Didn’t Agree.