B-205489: Apr 1, 1982

A firm protested the issuance of a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) purchase order for pressure switches under a request for quotations (RFQ). The purchase order was issued at a specific per unit price with delivery in a specified period. The protester offered to furnish the units at a lower price and by the date specified in the RFQ. However, the award was made to another firm. When the protester i...

B-205489: Apr 1, 1982

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE (GAO) WILL REVIEW A CONTRACTING AGENCY'S APPROACH TO DEFINING THE FIELD OF COMPETITION ONLY IN A CASE OF FRAUD OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT. ONCE THE FIELD OF COMPETITION IS DEFINED. GAO WILL REVIEW THE PROCUREMENT TO INSURE THAT IT IS CONDUCTED AND CONCLUDED CONSISTENT WITH THE SMALL PURCHASE PROCEDURES AND THE CONCERN FOR A FAIR AND EQUITABLE COMPETITION THAT IS INHERENT I...