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[Protest of VA Contract Award]

B-211377: May 6, 1983

A firm protested the award of a contract to provide wheelchair cushions under a request for proposals issued by the Veterans Administration. The protester argued that the awardee was not able to supply the cushions with the latex filling at the offered price because there was only one supplier for that type of filling and its prices exceed the awardee's total price. GAO held that: (1) a protest qu...

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B-211377, MAY 6, 1983

B-211377: May 6, 1983

PROTEST QUESTIONING AWARDEE'S ABILITY TO SUPPLY WHEELCHAIR CUSHIONS AT OFFERED PRICE IS A MATTER OF RESPONSIBILITY WHICH GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER EXCEPT IN CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRESENT HERE. 2. CONTENTION THAT AWARDEE IS SUBSTITUTING LESS COSTLY FILLING FOR THAT REQUIRED BY SPECIFICATION IS A MATTER OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION WHICH IS THE FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROCURING AGENCY WHICH GAO DOE...

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