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[Protest of the Air Force's Refusal To Approve Firm as an Alternate Source of Aircraft Parts]

B-215841: Mar 11, 1985

A small business firm protested under an Air Force solicitation for aircraft engine replacement parts, contending that: (1) the Air Force's determination that the protester did not qualify as an approved source was unreasonable; (2) the Air Force's rejection of its unsolicited offer constituted a negative responsibility determination which should have been referred to the Small Business Administra...

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B-215841, MAR 11, 1985, 85-1 CPD 293

B-215841: Mar 11, 1985

WHEN SPARE PARTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND THE SPECIFICATIONS CALL FOR PRECISE TOOLING AND MACHINING. THE REGULATIONS WHICH STATE THAT SUCH PARTS GENERALLY SHOULD BE PROCURED ONLY FROM SOURCES THAT HAVE SATISFACTORILY MANUFACTURED OR FURNISHED THEM IN THE PAST ARE APPLICABLE. AN AGENCY MAY REJECT AS TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE AN OFFER WHICH DOES NOT D...

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