SOLICITATION PROVISION REQUIRING BIDDERS TO OBTAIN NECESSARY LICENSES AND/OR PERMITS TO PERFORM CONTRACT IS A GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENT AND IS A MATTER TO BE RESOLVED BETWEEN THE BIDDER AND STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND IS NOT A MATTER THAT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER MUST CONSIDER IN MAKING THE AWARD. A CONTRACT AWARD TO A BIDDER NECESSARILY INCLUDES THE CONTRACTING OFFICER'S FINDING THAT THE BI...

A firm protested a contract award to another firm under an Immigration and Naturalization Service solicitation for guard services, contending that: (1) the awardee had not obtained a required license; and (2) the awardee's bid was nonresponsive because the bid price was unrealistically low. GAO held that: (1) the matter of the license pertained to the awardee's responsibility, which GAO would not...