B-216084.2: May 10, 1985

A firm protested the Agency for International Development's (AID) termination of its contract because it had a conflict of interest under the contract and would be in the position to promote its own equipment. The protester contended that the conflict of interest related only to manufacturers of systems, and it was fully responsive to the terms of the solicitation and was not a manufacturer as def...

B-216084.2: May 10, 1985

RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A FIRM HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER A CONTRACT AND WHETHER THE FIRM SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM COMPETITION RESTS WITH THE CONTRACTING AGENCY AND GAO WILL NOT OVERTURN SUCH A DETERMINATION UNLESS IT IS SHOWN TO BE UNREASONABLE. PROTEST THAT PROCURING AGENCY IMPROPERLY TERMINATED CONTRACT BECAUSE IT DETERMINED THAT AWARDEE WAS A MANUFACTURER OF SYSTEMS FOR WHI...