A firm protested the award of a contract to either of two firms under a request for proposals. The basis for the protest was that the awardee would be unable to manufacture and deliver the products in the quantities and timeframe required by the solicitation. The protester objected to an award to another bidder on the grounds that it was in the process of selling its tooling for the manufacture of...

GAO WILL NOT REVIEW AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY UNLESS FRAUD IS ALLEGED ON THE PART OF PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS OR THE SOLICITATION CONTAINS DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA WHICH ALLEGEDLY HAVE NOT BEEN APPLIED. 2. IT WAS NOT IMPROPER FOR PROCURING ACTIVITY TO CONSIDER PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY BOTH SELLER AND BUYER OF EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURE OF ITEM BEING PROCURED. 3. WHERE ALL OF...