B-219430: Oct 28, 1985

A firm protested the Navy's determination not to contract for certain maintenance services pursuant to an Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 cost comparison, contending that the Navy's computation of its cost estimate for in-house performance of the services was erroneous in several respects. The Navy contended that GAO did not have the authority to decide the protest because it did not...

B-219430: Oct 28, 1985

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - WHAT CONSTITUTES PROTEST PROTEST CHALLENGING AGENCY'S DECISION NOT TO AWARD A CONTRACT UNDER A SOLICITATION ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES SET OUT IN OMB CIRCULAR A-76 FALLS WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF PRETEST IN THE COMPETITION IN CONTRACTING ACT SINCE THE ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT AN AWARD BE PROPOSED AT THE TIME A PROTEST IS FILED AND A PROPOSED AWARD WITHIN THE ST...