B-185463,B-185986: Oct 6, 1976

WHERE RECORD INDICATES THAT ISSUES BEFORE COURT IN SUIT FILED BY PROTESTER AGAINST SUCCESSFUL BIDDER UNDER SUBJECT PROCUREMENT ARE SAME AS INCORPORATED IN PROTEST AND ARE LIKELY TO BE DISPOSED OF BY COURT. GAO WILL RENDER NO DECISION ON MERITS OF PROTEST. 2. PROTEST ALLEGING PATENT INFRINGEMENT AS RESULT OF CONTRACT AWARDS TO ANOTHER COMPANY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SINCE PROTESTER HAS BROUGHT SUIT...

B-185463,B-185986: Oct 6, 1976

Protests were made to awards of contracts alleging patent infringement, nonresponsibility, and sole-source procurement.GAO can not consider issues in protest which are before courts. No review can be made of contractor responsibility not involving fraud or sole-source awards based on public exigency. (SS)...