https://www.gao.gov/products/127500

B-219405: Jul 26, 1985

A firm protested a possible General Services Administration contract award under a solicitation for lawn equipment, contending that: (1) the potential awardee improperly certified that it offered domestic products for purposes of evaluation under the Buy American Act; and (2) it was questionable whether the potential awardee was a regular dealer or manufacturer as required by the Walsh-Healey Act...

https://www.gao.gov/products/478535

B-219405: Jul 26, 1985

GAO WILL NOT REVIEW A CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY ABSENT A SHOWING OF POSSIBLE FRAUD OR BAD FAITH ON THE PART OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR THAT DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA IN THE SOLICITATION HAVE NOT BEEN MET. CONSIDERS THE LEGAL STATUS OF A FIRM AS A REGULAR DEALER OR MANUFACTURER UNDER THE WALSH-HEALEY ACT SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINI...