B-224159: Dec 12, 1986

A firm protested a Customs Service sole-source contract award for body transmitter/receiver systems, contending that Customs improperly determined that the awardee was the only responsible source capable of meeting its needs. GAO held that Customs failed to: (1) demonstrate a reasonable basis for its conclusion that the awardee was the only responsible source for the required products; (2) take in...

B-224159: Dec 12, 1986

SOLE-SOURCE AWARD IS IMPROPER WHERE. DUE TO CONTRACTING AGENCY'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY CONSIDER WHETHER PROTESTER'S PRODUCTS ALSO WILL MEET ITS MINIMUM NEEDS. AID CONTENDS THAT THE CONTRACTING AGENCY IMPROPERLY DETERMINED THAT THE AWARDEE WAS THE ONLY RESPONSIBLE SOURCE CAPABLE OF MEETING THE AGENCY'S NEEDS. CUSTOMS CONCLUDED THAT A SOLE-SOURCE AWARD TO TACTICAL RF WAS JUSTIFIED UNDER 41 U.S.C. 25...