B-224291: Sep 18, 1986

A firm protested an Army contract award to another firm for housing renovations, contending that: (1) the Army improperly deleted a performance bond requirement; (2) the Army changed its instructions to include sales taxes in the bid price; (3) the Army failed to conduct a preaward survey of it; (4) the awardee was not responsible because it was not an interior design firm and did not have a credi...

B-224291: Sep 18, 1986

PROTEST OF ALLEGED IMPROPRIETIES IN AN INITIAL SOLICITATION AND IMPROPRIETIES SUBSEQUENTLY INCORPORATED INTO A SOLICITATION IS UNTIMELY IF NOT FILED PRIOR TO THE RESPECTIVE CLOSING DATES FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS. SINCE THE SURVEY IS PART OF THE EVALUATION OF THE PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR'S ABILITY TO PERFORM. GAO DOES NOT REVIEW AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE ABSENCE OF A SHOWING...