B-209351: May 27, 1983

A firm protested certain solicitation specifications by the Army Corps of Engineers for the manufacture and installation of four hydraulic pump-turbines which required 100-percent domestic component content. After filing its protest with GAO, the firm filed suit against the Corps in the U.S. Claims Court which ordered the Corps to delay further action on the procurement pending a GAO decision. The...

B-209351: May 27, 1983

DIGEST: A PROTEST BASED ON ALLEGEDLY RESTRICTIVE SOLICITATION PROVISIONS IS DISMISSED AS ACADEMIC WHERE THE AGENCY HAS WITHDRAWN THE AUTHORITY FOR THE RESTRICTION AND HAS CANCELED THE SOLICITATION. WAS THE FIRST STEP OF A TWO-STEP FORMALLY ADVERTISED PROCUREMENT FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FOUR 104. THE PROVISIONS WERE ADDED TO THE SOLICITATION IN RESPONSE TO A POLICY ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF D...