B-212703,B-212703.2: Sep 25, 1984

Two firms protested the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) award of a contract for surgical instruments. The first protester contended that the awardee could not provide the item at the agreed upon price and that the awardee's price was excessive. Further, the firm objected to the inclusion in the RFP of a clause giving the government the right to select samples of the item for testing. GAO found th...

B-212703,B-212703.2: Sep 25, 1984

CONTRACTORS - RESPONSIBILITY - DETERMINATION - REVIEW BY GAO - AFFIRMATIVE FINDING ACCEPTED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PROTESTER IS ARGUING THAT THE AWARDEE CANNOT PERFORM THE CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL ITS TERMS. THIS OFFICE WILL NOT REVIEW AN AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY UNLESS THE PROTESTER SHOWS POSSIBLE FRAUD ON THE PART OF CONTRACTING OFFICIALS OR ALLEGES THAT THE SOLICITATIO...