Sally is a project manager working on a project that will require a specially engineered...

Sally is a project manager working on a project that will require a specially engineered machine. Only three manufacturers can make the machine to the specifications Sally needs. The price of this machine is particularly critical to this project. The budget is limited, and there's no chance of securing additional funds if the bids for the machine come in higher than budgeted.

She's developing the evaluation criteria for the bidders' responses and knows all of the following are true except for which one?