A firm protested any negative responsibility determination that the Army might make concerning its offers under two solicitations. GAO held that: (1) the protest was defensive in nature and designed to protect the protester's legal rights in the event that GAO upheld several other negative responsibility determinations concerning the protester's offers under other solicitations; and (2) it would n...

QUESTIONS - PROTESTER NOT IN LINE FOR AWARD DIGEST: DEFENSIVE PROTESTS FILED PRIOR TO AWARD AND LIMITED SOLELY TO THE ISSUE OF THE PROTESTING FIRM'S ALLEGED NONRESPONSIBILITY ARE DISMISSED AS ACADEMIC UPON RECEIPT OF ADVICE FROM CONTRACTING AGENCY THAT PROTESTER IS NOT THE APPARENT LOW OFFEROR AND THAT FOR THIS REASON THE ISSUE OF PROTESTER'S RESPONSIBILITY WILL NOT ARISE. WIDERKER'S PROTESTS ARE...