B-221559: Mar 10, 1986

A firm protested a geographic restriction in an Army solicitation for lodging, meals, and transportation for recruits, contending that: (1) while its facility was outside the specified area, its performance under previous contracts was satisfactory; (2) the restriction was arbitrary and capricious; and (3) the Army would not be able to obtain sufficient competition from within the specified area....

B-221559: Mar 10, 1986

THAT THE RESTRICTION WOULD IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND THAT ADEQUATE COMPETITION WAS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE RESTRICTED AREA. CONTENDS THAT ITS FACILITY IS APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES FROM WILKES-BARRE. THAT ITS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN WITHOUT COMPLAINT AND THAT THE RESTRICTION IS ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS. THE IFB WAS AMENDED AFTER OUR RECEIPT OF THE ARMY'S REPORT TO REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR'S FACILITY TO BE LOCATE...