B-224008: Dec 22, 1986

A firm protested a proposed Navy sole-source contract award for the repair and maintenance of navigation systems, contending that: (1) it had sufficient qualified personnel to perform the contract; and (2) the Navy should have divided the procurement into separate contracts, each covering a single base. GAO held that: (1) the Navy properly found that the protester was not qualified to perform the...

B-224008: Dec 22, 1986

PROCUREMENT - NONCOMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION - CONTRACT AWARDS - SOLE SOURCES - PROPRIETY DIGEST: PROTEST THAT AGENCY IS NOT JUSTIFIED IN MAKING SOLE-SOURCE AWARD IS DENIED WHERE WORK TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDES NAVIGATION SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT AND MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS THAT THE PROTESTER IS NOT QUALIFIED TO PERFORM. NONCOMPETITIVE PROCUREMENTS ARE PERMITTED WHEN PROPERTY OR SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM ONLY...