B-221808: Apr 23, 1986

A firm protested any Air Force contract award for removal and installation of government-furnished carpet, contending that the Air Force was required to procure the services through a mandatory Federal Supply Schedule contract. GAO held that: (1) where a mandatory schedule contract is in effect, an agency must order its requirements under that contract but, if the amount of the order exceeds the c...

B-221808: Apr 23, 1986

CONTRACTS - FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE - FAILURE TO USE DIGEST: CONTRACTING AGENCY SHOULD HAVE ACQUIRED NEEDED SERVICES UNDER PROTESTER'S MANDATORY FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE (FSS) CONTRACT RATHER THAN UNDER INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) WHERE FSS CONTRACT WAS AWARDED PRIOR TO IFB BID OPENING AND COST OF SERVICES DID NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ORDER LIMITATION IN THE FSS CONTRACT. THE PROTESTER MAINTAINS THAT T...