A firm protested a contract award by the Defense Mapping Agency under a solicitation for processed digital data. The protester challenged the agency's determination that it was not a responsible prospective contractor for the procurement and claimed that the perceived deficiencies could be easily cured. GAO does not question a determination of nonresponsibility unless a protester demonstrates that...

DIGEST: AN AGENCY'S DETERMINATION THAT THE PROTESTER WAS NOT A RESPONSIBLE PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR IS NOT LEGALLY OBJECTIONABLE WHERE THERE IS NO ALLEGATION OF AGENCY BAD FAITH AND THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE DETERMINATION WAS BASED ON FACTS DISCLOSED BY A PREAWARD SURVEY THAT. THE CONTRACT IS FOR 347 CELLS OF DIGITAL TERRAIN ELEVATION DATA (DTED). DTED IS THE END PRODUCT OF A PROCESS THAT CONVERTS G...