B-207796: Jul 14, 1982

A firm protested the use of negotiation rather than competitive formal advertising for a procurement of janitorial services. The services were negotiated under the Small Business Administration's (SBA) section 8(a) program rather than by unrestricted competition. According to the protester, its present contract for the services was entered into based on an oral promise by the contracting officer t...

B-207796: Jul 14, 1982

UNLESS THERE IS A SHOWING OF FRAUD OR BAD FAITH ON THE PART OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE SERVICES ARE BEING NEGOTIATED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) 8(A) PROGRAM RATHER THAN BY UNRESTRICTED COMPETITION. ITS PRESENT CONTRACT FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES AT THE BARNES BUILDING WAS ENTERED INTO BASED ON AN ORAL PROMISE BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE SUBSEQUENT CONTRACT WOULD BE AWARDE...