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B-210727, MAR 16, 1983

B-210727 Mar 16, 1983
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DIGEST: PROTEST ON BASIS THAT BIDDER IS DEBARRED FROM RECEIVING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS IS DENIED WHERE BIDDER IS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY DEBARRED BIDDERS LIST. PROTESTS THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO HOOVER MAINTENANCE (HOOVER) ON THE BASIS THAT THE PRINCIPALS OF HOOVER WERE THE PRINCIPALS OF WORLD'S BEST. HOOVER IS NOT INELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD. THE PROTEST IS DENIED.

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B-210727, MAR 16, 1983

DIGEST: PROTEST ON BASIS THAT BIDDER IS DEBARRED FROM RECEIVING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS IS DENIED WHERE BIDDER IS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY DEBARRED BIDDERS LIST.

W.M.GRACE, INC.:

W.M.GRACE, INC. (GRACE), PROTESTS THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO HOOVER MAINTENANCE (HOOVER) ON THE BASIS THAT THE PRINCIPALS OF HOOVER WERE THE PRINCIPALS OF WORLD'S BEST, A FIRM WHICH HAS, ALONG WITH ITS PRINCIPALS, ALLEGEDLY BEEN DEBARRED FROM RECEIVING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

HOWEVER, WE DO NOT FIND WORLD'S BEST AND ITS PRINCIPALS LISTED ON ANY GOVERNMENT DEBARRED BIDDERS LIST. THEREFORE, HOOVER IS NOT INELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD. SEE B-164946, OCTOBER 4, 1968.

ACCORDINGLY, THE PROTEST IS DENIED.

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