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B-213247, AUG 27, 1984, 84-2 CPD 224

B-213247: Aug 27, 1984

COMPLAINT ALLEGING THAT GRANTEE'S INVITATION FOR BIDS WAS DEFICIENT IN SEVERAL RESPECTS IS MOOT WHERE GRANTEE CANCELED INVITATION FOR BIDS AND DETERMINED THAT AWARD ON SOLE-SOURCE BASIS TO OTHER THAN COMPLAINANT WAS JUSTIFIED. COMPLAINANT BEARS HEAVY BURDEN TO SHOW THAT GRANTEE'S DETERMINATION THAT ONLY AWARDEE COULD MEET GRANTEE'S RESEARCH NEEDS WAS ARBITRARY. WHERE ADEQUACIES/INADEQUACIES OF COM...

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[Complaint Alleging Improper Sole-Source Contract Award]

B-213247: Aug 27, 1984

A firm complained that certain specifications in an Air Force grantee's invitation for bids (IFB) were overly restrictive or defective and that the grantee improperly awarded a contract on a sole-source basis, contending that the award contravened regulations to obtain maximum open and free competition. Since the grantee cancelled its original IFB because of deficient specifications and awarded th...

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