B-210756: Feb 22, 1983

A firm protested an Air Force contract award contending that the awardee did not satisfy the minimum responsibility standards set forth in Defense Acquisition Regulations. An affirmative determination of bidder responsibility is a matter of contract administration which GAO will not review absent a showing of possible fraud on the part of the procuring officials or the lack of the application of d...

B-210756: Feb 22, 1983

DIGEST: PROTEST CHALLENGING RESPONSIBILITY OF AWARDEE IS DISMISSED BECAUSE GAO DOES NOT REVIEW AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY EXCEPT IN CIRCUMSTANCES NOT APPLICABLE HERE. THE CONTRACT IS FOR THE FABRICATING OF TRIPLE TEST STANDS. JANKE CONTENDS THAT HYDRAULICS DOES NOT HAVE THE "PHYSICAL CAPABILITY" TO PERFORM THE CONTRACT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF ITS PLANT AND ITS CURRENT WORK LOAD. T...