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Untimely Protest against Sole Source Procurement and Procurement Procedures

B-190549: Mar 13, 1978

A protester alleged that: the agency awarded the contract without obtaining a delegation of procurement authority, the agency did not obtain competition to the maximum extent possible, the contract failed to insure that the system will meet the Government's requirements, the contract included no protection against exorbitant and unnecessary charges, and the agency's justification for a sole-source...

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B-190549, MAR 13, 1978

B-190549: Mar 13, 1978

(3) TO INSURE THAT EQUIPMENT WILL SATISFY ITS NEEDS. (5) TO JUSTIFY SOLE-SOURCE PROCUREMENT IN CIRCUMSTANCES - ARE BASED ON INFORMATION KNOWN TO PROTESTER MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO DATE PROTEST WAS FILED. PROTEST IS UNTIMELY AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 30. (3) THE CONTRACT FAILS TO INSURE THAT THE SPECIFIED SYSTEM WILL MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS. THE FIFTH BASIS...

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