B-187307: Feb 15, 1977

WHERE PROTEST AND AGENCY REPORTS AND JUSTIFICATIONS HAVE CENTERED AROUND SOLE-SOURCE PROCUREMENT BEING FOR C-130 AIRCRAFT. DETAILED REVIEW OF RECORD INDICATES THAT EQUIPMENT BEING PROCURED IS NOT FOR C 130 AIRCRAFT AND IS INTENDED AS REPLACEMENT FOR ITEMS BEING DIVERTED FROM CONTRACT FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT. GAO IS UNABLE TO CONCLUDE FROM RECORD THAT ANY BASIS EXISTS FOR SOLE-SOURCE AWARD FOR CONTEMPLA...

B-187307: Feb 15, 1977

Corporation protested against a sole-source award made to competitor for eight Universal Aerial Refueling Receptacle Slipway Installations and related equipment issued by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Review of record indicated that equipment being procured was not for C-130 aircraft, and was intended as replacement for items being diverted from contract for other aircraft. No basis existed for...