B-218933: Sep 19, 1985

A firm protested an Army contract award for natural gas services for heating housing units, contending that the Army: (1) should have conducted a formal competitive procurement before deciding which fuel alternative to use; (2) performed an error-filled fuel study determining that natural gas was more advantageous than oil; (3) had no authority to enter into the contract since no congressional app...

B-218933: Sep 19, 1985

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PROCEDURES - TIMELINESS OF PROTEST - DATE BASIS OF PROTEST MADE KNOWN TO PROTESTER PROTEST ALLEGING THAT FUEL OIL SUPPLIERS WERE IMPROPERLY EXCLUDED FROM COMPETING FOR AGENCY'S REQUIREMENT FOR HEAT FOR FAMILY HOUSING UNITS IS UNTIMELY WHERE PROTESTER IS AWARE OF AGENCY'S DETERMINATION TO SATISFY ITS HEATING NEEDS THROUGH NATURAL GAS AND DID NOT PROT...