B-181454: Oct 29, 1975

THAT PORTION OF PROTEST WHICH RELATES TO PRIOR PROCUREMENTS OF NITROGEN RECEIVERS PRIOR TO INITIATION OF PRESENT PROCUREMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ON MERITS SINCE IT DOES NOT DIRECTLY RELATE TO PRESENT PROCUREMENT AND SINCE NO USEFUL PURPOSE WOULD BE SERVED BY DECISION REGARDING PAST PROCUREMENTS LONG SINCE COMPLETED. 2. AGENCY'S DETERMINATIONS AS TO WHETHER PROTESTER AND COMPETITOR ARE "MANUFACT...

B-181454: Jul 10, 1974

AGENCY'S DETERMINATION THAT PROTESTER IS NOT MANUFACTURER UNDER WALSH HEALEY PUBLIC CONTRACTS ACT. MAY NOT BE DISTURBED BY GAO SINCE RESPONSIBILITY OF DETERMINING WHETHER BIDDER IS QUALIFIED AS MANUFACTURER UNDER THE ACT RESTS IN FIRST INSTANCE WITH AGENCY AND SUCH DETERMINATION IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY SECRETARY OF LABOR AND NOT BY GAO. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DETERMINING WHETHER A BIDDER IS QUALIFI...

B-181454: Jul 10, 1974

A company protested the agency's determination that it did not qualify as a manufacturer under the Walsh-Healey Act and questioned the determination to possibly award the contract prior to Department of Labor review of the decision. The agency's determination regarding eligibility under the Walsh-Healey Act may not be reviewed by GAO since that jurisdiction rests with the Department of Labor...

B-181454: Oct 29, 1975

A company protested an agency's determination that it was not eligible for award under an invitation for bids and the subsequent award to another bidder. Since consideration of protests concerning prior procurements of the solicited items would serve no useful purpose, that part of the protest was dismissed. Protests concerning the agency's determinations as to whether the protester and the succes...