A firm protested the award of a contract to the low bidder under a Defense Logistics Agency solicitation for woven fabric, contending that the awardee was incapable of supplying the total amount of fabric required within the delivery schedule specified in the solicitation. A prospective contractor's capability of meeting a delivery schedule is a matter of responsibility, and GAO will not review af...

TRIDENT CONTENDS THAT THE LOW BIDDER IS INCAPABLE OF SUPPLYING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FABRIC WITHIN THE DELIVERY SCHEDULE SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION. WHETHER A PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR IS CAPABLE OF MEETING THE DELIVERY SCHEDULE IN A SOLICITATION IS A MATTER OF RESPONSIBILITY WHICH MUST BE DETERMINED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER PRIOR TO AWARD. OUR OFFICE DOES NOT REVIEW A PROTEST A...