B-216352: Sep 26, 1984

A firm protested a contract award to another firm under an Army solicitation, contending that the awardee: (1) had never produced the required item; and (2) submitted a below-cost bid. GAO held that: (1) the matter of whether the awardee could produce the required item was one of bidder responsibility, which GAO will not review absent circumstances not relevant to the instant protest; and (2) the...

B-216352: Sep 26, 1984

CONTRACTORS - RESPONSIBILITY - DETERMINATION - REVIEW BY GAO - AFFIRMATIVE FINDING ACCEPTED DIGEST: PROTESTER'S CONTENTION THAT PROSPECTIVE AWARDEE'S BID PRICE IS SO LOW THAT THE FIRM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROFITABLY PERFORM THE CONTRACT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE IT CONSTITUTES A CHALLENGE OF THE BIDDER'S RESPONSIBILITY. GAO WILL NOT REVIEW AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY ABSENT A...