B-200466: Feb 20, 1981

A firm protested the award of a contract by the Department of the Army for the repair and maintenance of an energy management and control system. The firm contended that the awardee did not comply with the contract requirements that the successful bidder must have a certified manufacturer's representative on its staff. The record showed that the solicitation contained a section detailing the types...

B-200466: Feb 20, 1981

DIGEST: GAO DOES NOT REVIEW AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY IN ABSENCE OF SHOWING OF FRAUD OR ALLEGATION THAT DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA IN SOLICITATION WERE MISAPPLIED. JOHNSON CONTENDS THAT CCI DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE "CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS THAT THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER MUST HAVE. JOHNSON EXPLAINS THAT THE WORK REQUIRED TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE CONTRACT IS OF A HIGHLY COMPLEX...