B-224267: Oct 24, 1986

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...

B-224267: Oct 24, 1986

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...