B-185970: Jun 24, 1976

PROTESTER HAS NOT SHOWN THAT PROCUREMENT ON SOLE-SOURCE BASIS WAS ARBITRARY OR CAPRICIOUS IN VIEW OF TECHNICAL RISKS AND URGENT DELIVERY SCHEDULE AND. GAO IS AWARE OF NO REQUIREMENT IN ASPR THAT SOLE-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN D&F. BENDIX WAS AWARDED A 1-MONTH CONTRACT FOR DESIGN DEFINITION ON APRIL 1. THESE AWARDS WERE MADE NOTWITHSTANDING THE PENDENCY OF THE EMERSON PROTEST BASED O...

B-185970: Jun 24, 1976

A company protested award of sole-source contracts, contending that it should have been solicited as a possible source. The protester did not show that sole-source procurement was improper in view of technical risks and an urgent delivery schedule; the sole-source negotiation was justified despite the contracting officer's failure to include his justification in the Determination and Findings...