B-187051: Apr 15, 1977

Protester alleged that a request for proposals for the repair of TF-30 jet engine turbine blades should be cancelled because an amendment to the request incorporated documents containing data proprietary to the protester. Although proposals were received, no award was made pending this decision. The protest was denied, since the protester did not sustain its burden of proving conclusively that the...

B-187051: Oct 6, 1977

WHERE THERE IS A MIX OF PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT FUNDS IN DEVELOPING WELD REPAIR PROCESS. DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS CANNOT BE SAID TO HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AT PRIVATE EXPENSE SO AS TO GAIN PROTECTION OF ASPR SEC. 9- 202.2(C). 2. ASPR SEC. 9-202.2(C) DIRECTS CONTRACTING OFFICERS TO PROTECT DATA REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS PROPRIETARY OR TRADE SECRET ON THE BASIS OF DEVELOPMENT AT PRIVATE EXPENSES. WHICH D...

B-187051: Apr 15, 1977

WHERE (1) AIR FORCE CONTENDS THAT PROCESS WAS DEVELOPED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE. (3) PROTESTER'S PROPOSED PROCESS WAS FOUND INCOMPELETE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT FUNDED STEPS. CONTRACTS - NEGOTIATION - OFFERS OR POROPOSALS - UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS - STATUS ACCEPTANCE OF PROTESTER'S UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL IS NOT DISPOSITIVE THAT TF -30 BLADE SHROUD REPAIR PROCESS SET OUT IN PROPOSAL WAS PROPRIETARY...

B-187051: Oct 6, 1977

The protester requested reconsideration of a decision which determined that its weld repair process was not entitled to trade secret protection and that the Government had not wrongfully disclosed the alleged proprietary data to justify the cancellation of a request for proposals. Since there was a mix of private and Government funds in developing the process, the process was not entitled to trade...