B-214353: Feb 27, 1984

A firm protested a General Services Administration contract award under a small business set-aside for furnishing motor vehicle rental service. The protester contended that the awardee had neither the necessary insurance coverage required by the terms of the solicitation nor the proper vehicles necessary to perform the contract. GAO does not review an agency's affirmative determination of responsi...

B-214353: Feb 27, 1984

THE IFB WAS FOR FURNISHING MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL SERVICE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT AMERICAN'S PROTEST WAS FILED AFTER GSA AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO CROSSROADS. THE AWARD OF A FEDERAL CONTRACT NECESSARILY INCLUDES A FINDING THAT THE AWARDEE IS RESPONSIBLE. WE DO NOT REVIEW AN AGENCY'S AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY UNLESS THERE IS A SHOWING OF POSSIBLE FRAUD OR BAD FAITH ON THE PART OF PROCURIN...