B-196703: May 6, 1980

A request was made that the recent debarment of a contractor and a firm be changed to show a commencement date of July 6, 1978. The basis for the request was that the protesters assumed when they did not appeal the July 6, 1978, decision of the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, regarding their violations, that they were debarred commencing July 6, 1978. Moreover, th...

B-196703: May 6, 1980

WHO ALLEGEDLY HAVE CONDUCTED THEMSELVES AS IF DEBARRED DUE TO UNDERSTANDING THAT DECISION BY ADMINISTRATOR. RECOMMENDING THAT COMPTROLLER GENERAL DEBAR PARTIES UNDER DAVIS-BACON ACT WAS DEBARMENT. CANNOT HAVE DEBARMENT TERM REDUCED BY TIME BETWEEN ADMINISTRATOR'S DECISION AND DEBARMENT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. DEBARMENT BEGINS WHEN NAMES ARE PUBLISHED IN DEBARRED BIDDERS LIST. THERE IS NO AUTHORITY...