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B-220691, B-220692, OCT 15, 1985, 85-2 CPD 412

B-220691,B-220692 Oct 15, 1985
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CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - INTERESTED PARTY REQUIREMENT - DEBARRED CONTRACTORS DIGEST: FIRM PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT FROM GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING GENERALLY IS PRECLUDED FROM RECEIVING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PENDING DEBARMENT DECISION. TITAN CONTENDS THAT ITS BIDS WERE REJECTED BECAUSE TITAN MISTAKENLY WAS BELIEVED TO BE ON THE DEBARRED BIDDERS LIST. CURRENTLY IS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING TITAN'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFORM WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED DEBARMENT OF TITAN. THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT IS GENERALLY PRECLUDED FROM RECEIVING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PENDING A DEBARMENT DECISION.

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B-220691, B-220692, OCT 15, 1985, 85-2 CPD 412

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - INTERESTED PARTY REQUIREMENT - DEBARRED CONTRACTORS DIGEST: FIRM PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT FROM GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING GENERALLY IS PRECLUDED FROM RECEIVING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PENDING DEBARMENT DECISION.

TITAN CONSTRUCTION CO.:

TITAN CONSTRUCTION CO. (TITAN) PROTESTS THE REJECTION OF ITS TWO BIDS, BOTH ALLEGEDLY LOW, UNDER INVITATIONS FOR BIDS (IFB) NOS. N62472 84-B-5133 AND N62472-84-B-5135 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. TITAN CONTENDS THAT ITS BIDS WERE REJECTED BECAUSE TITAN MISTAKENLY WAS BELIEVED TO BE ON THE DEBARRED BIDDERS LIST. TITAN CONCEDES, HOWEVER, THAT THE OFFICE OF JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CURRENTLY IS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING TITAN'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFORM WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED DEBARMENT OF TITAN.

A FIRM, SUCH AS TITAN, THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT IS GENERALLY PRECLUDED FROM RECEIVING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PENDING A DEBARMENT DECISION. SEE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR), 48 C.F.R. SEC. 9.406- 3(C)(7) (1984), AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAR SUPPLEMENT, 48 C.F.R. SEC. 209.406-1, DEFENSE ACQUISITION CIRCULAR NO. 84-7, AUG. 15, 1984; IKARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, B-213017, JULY 23, 1984, 84-2 CPD PARA. 80. ACCORDINGLY, WE DISMISS THE PROTEST.

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