A firm protested an Army contract award to another bidder for the operation, maintenance, and repair of high-pressure steam boilers and similar systems, contending that: (1) the awardee failed to meet definitive responsibility criteria requiring it to have licensed maintenance personnel; and (2) it should receive the contract award since it was the low, responsible bidder. The protester also claim...

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROVISIONS THAT HIGH PRESSURE STEAM BOILER SERVICES BE PERFORMED BY CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES THAT ARE MERELY A PART OF THE GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS CONCERNING HOW AND BY WHOM THE WORK IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED DO NOT ESTABLISH A PRECONDITION TO AWARD AND THEREFORE ARE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND NOT DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA. WHERE PROTEST ON ITS FACE IS WITHOUT LEGAL...