B-195350.2: Feb 4, 1980

A firm protested the award of a Navy contract alleging that the awardee did not comply with one of the requirements contained in the invitation for bids (IFB). The IFB required that a bidder have its principal production facility within a 500-mile radius of Jacksonville, Florida, a definitive criterion of responsibility. The protester contended that the awardee did not comply with this requirement...

B-195350.2: Feb 4, 1980

LOW BIDDER IS DISTANCE OF 556 STATUTE MILES AND 471 NAUTICAL MILES. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY BY SBA IS CONCLUSIVE ON PROCURING ACTIVITY AND GAO. REQUIRED THAT A BIDDER HAVE ITS PRINCIPAL PRODUCTION FACILITY WITHIN A 500-MILE RADIUS OF JACKSONVILLE. MICROFORMS ARGUES THAT AMERICAN DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT BECAUSE AMERICAN'S PRODUCTION FACILITY IS LOCATED IN VIRGINIA BEACH...