B-210125: Jan 6, 1983

A firm protested the termination of a Navy contract for default of contract. GAO stated that the question of whether a contract should be terminated for default is a matter of contract administration to be resolved under the disputes clause of the contract in question, and it is not an issue to be considered under GAO bid protest procedures. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

B-210125: Jan 6, 1983

DIGEST: A QUESTION CONCERNING THE PROPRIETY OF A DECISION TO TERMINATE A CONTRACT FOR DEFAULT IS MATTER OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION TO BE RESOLVED UNDER DISPUTES CLAUSE OF CONTRACT AND NOT UNDER GAO BID PROTEST PROCEDURES. THE CONTRACT WAS TERMINATED BY THE NAVAL ORDNANCE STATION. WE WILL NOT CONSIDER THIS MATTER. THE QUESTION OF WHETHER A CONTRACT SHOULD BE TERMINATED FOR DEFAULT IS A MATTER OF CO...