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Protest of NASA Contract Award

B-194590 Published: Jul 20, 1979. Publicly Released: Jul 20, 1979.
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An electronics firm protested the proposed award of a contract to a competitor for onsite maintenance and repair services on Government owned equipment. The procuring agency reported that the protester and its competitor submitted the only proposals. Both companies demonstrated a high degree of technical capability which fully met the solicitation requirements and fully satisfied all other factors. Since the protester did not question the genuineness of the competitor's commitments to hire the protester's employees in event of award, GAO cannot object to the proposed use of the employees under procurement law principles. To the extent that the protester's complaint of unfair business practices regarding obtaining commitments related to a claim for money damages from a private party, the allegation of criminal conduct, or contract administration, is not a matter for GAO review.

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