GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE SHOULD NOT CONSIDER MERITS OF PROTEST AFTER PROTESTER HAS HAD HEARING IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WHICH RESULTED IN ADVERSE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW IN DENIAL OF MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IS NOT ADOPTED. SINCE RULING ON EITHER TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IS NOT FINAL ADJUDICATION OF MERITS AND IF CASE IS DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJU...

The protester alleged that the agency's bias in evaluating their technical proposal was the sole cause of their omission from the competitive range. The protest was denied since there was no indication that the bias, even if it did exist, affected the protester's competitive standing. GAO will consider the merits of a protest after the protest has had a hearing in a United States District Court if...