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B-185952, AUGUST 18, 1976

B-185952: Aug 18, 1976

CONFLICT OF INTEREST NOT CREATED BY SITUATION WHERE ENGINEER WHOSE FIRM DESIGNED PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS IS REQUESTED BY BUREAU OF THE MINT TO ANSWER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AT PREBID CONFERENCE AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY HIRED BY SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AS PROJECT ENGINEER. 2. INDIVIDUAL WHO VOLUNTARILY AND WITHOUT COMPENSATION ANSWERS QUESTIONS AT PREBID CONFERENCE REGARDING SPECIFICATIONS HE PREPARED FOR GOVERNM...

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Allegation of Conflict of Interest

B-185952: Aug 18, 1976

The protester objected to the award of a contract, alleging a conflict of interest on the part of an employee of the low bidder. A conflict of interest was not created by a situation where an engineer whose firm had designed the project specifications was requested by the agency to answer technical questions at a prebid conference and was subsequently hired by the successful bidder as project engi...

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