DETERMINATION BY CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT LOW BIDDER WAS NONRESPONSIBLE FOR LACK OF CAPACITY TO TIMELY DELIVER PORTION OF QUANTITY IN RELIANCE ON INFORMATION FURNISHED BY BIDDER'S KNOWLEDGEABLE AND AUTHORITATIVE EMPLOYEE AND SUBSCRIBED TO BY PREAWARD SURVEY. DID NOT LACK REASONABLE BASIS IN VIEW OF ABSENCE OF CONTRADICTORY INFORMATION NOTWITHSTANDING PREFERABILITY TO HAVE COMPUTED PRODUCTION CAPAC...

The low bidder protested a partial determination of its nonresponsibility, requesting that the portion of the contract awarded to another bidder be terminated and awarded to the protester. The determination, based on a preaward survey, that the protester was nonresponsible for lack of a capacity to timely deliver a portion of the items procured was reasonable. Since the contracting officer acted r...