B-220581: Jan 16, 1986

A firm protested a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sole-source contract award for the maintenance and operation of a computer facility, contending that: (1) FAA improperly extended a contract when the incumbent contractor was not eligible at the time of the extension; and (2) FAA could not justify the sole-source award on the basis of an urgent and compelling need for the services. GAO noted...

B-220581: Jan 16, 1986

PROTEST THAT A CONTRACT AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT SEC. 8(A) HAS BEEN IMPROPERLY EXTENDED BEYOND THE INCUMBENT'S 8(A) PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY IS DISMISSED AS ACADEMIC WHEN THE AGENCY DOES NOT EXERCISE THE OPTION FOR THE EXTENSION. SINCE THE INCUMBENT CONTRACTOR WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR 8(A) STATUS AT THE TIME OF THE EXTENSION. FOR REASONS THAT ARE NOT CLEAR FROM THE RECORD. A SYNOPSIS WAS...