B-174866: Dec 4, 1972

DID NOT VIOLATE THE PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF THE PRIMARY SUBCONTRACTOR IN THE PRECURSOR FORMULAS SINCE THE END FORMULAS FURNISHED THE SECOND SOURCE SUBCONTRACTOR WERE WHOLLY NEW AND INDEPENDENT AND NOT JUST ROUTINE EXTENSIONS OF THE PRECURSOR FORMULAS. THE CONTRACTING AGENCY HAD ACQUIRED MORE THAN LIMITED RIGHTS TO THE END FORMULAS EVEN THOUGH THE TECHNICAL DATA REQUIREMENTS OF BOTH THE PRIME CONTRAC...

B-174866: Dec 4, 1972

A company objected to the release of certain formulas to a second source subcontractor, alleging that certain precursor formulas were proprietary and contending that the disputed data were not specified for delivery under contracts. Since the protester did not dispute the sufficiency of the data call prior to furnishing such data, the Government's rights to the end formulas was not challenged. The...