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Protest Alleging Low Bid Was Nonresponsive

B-196048: Sep 24, 1979

A firm protested the award of a Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (PADC) contract, alleging that the lower bidder was nonresponsive in failing to provide sufficient information as to the quality of its product. Because PADC is a wholly-owned Government corporation, the activities of which are largely autonomous, and GAO has consistently declined to consider protests arising under the bro...

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B-196048, SEP 24, 1979

B-196048: Sep 24, 1979

DIGEST: PROTEST OF AWARD OF CONTRACT BY PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SINCE CORPORATION IS A WHOLLY OWNED GOVERNMENT CORPORATION AND HAS BROAD DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY WITH REGARD TO ITS EXPENDITURES. WE WILL NOT CONSIDER THE PROTEST. G & C CONTENDS THAT IT IS ENTITLED TO AWARD OF THE CONTRACT AS THE LOW RESPONSIVE. RESPONSIBLE BIDDER BECAUSE THE ONLY LOWER BID...

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