B-224268: Oct 9, 1986

A firm protested an Army contract award to another bidder, contending that the Army should not have awarded the contract until the protester's appeal of its suspension had been resolved. GAO held that the Army properly rejected the protester's proposal under the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

B-224268: Oct 9, 1986

EVEN IF THE SUSPENSION STATUS IS BEING RECONSIDERED. IT WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE AWARD UNDER THE RFP AS THE LOW OFFEROR. CAPITAL ARGUES THAT NO AWARD SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE UNTIL CAPITAL'S APPEAL OF THE SUSPENSION HAD BEEN RESOLVED BECAUSE THERE IS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE SUSPENSION WILL BE LIFTED AND BECAUSE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER ORCHESTRATED THE SUSPENSION TO PREVENT CAPITAL FROM RE...