B-206481: Jul 28, 1982

A firm protested any award under an invitation for bids issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for automated storage and retrieval systems. The protester contended that it was at a competitive disadvantage under the procurement, because some of its proprietary technical data had been disclosed by DLA to the eventual low bidder in connection with an earlier procurement. The low bidder was in...

B-206481: Jul 28, 1982

AN ALLEGATION THAT AN AGENCY'S INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE OF THE PROTESTER'S PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ON ONE PROCUREMENT GAVE ANOTHER BIDDER AN UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ON A SUBSEQUENT SIMILAR PROCUREMENT IS DISMISSED SINCE THE PROTEST DOES NOT PROVIDE A BASIS UPON WHICH GAO CAN GRANT RELIEF. 2. A SOLE SOURCE AWARD IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY TO ERASE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ALLEGEDLY GIVEN ANOTHE...