B-224411: Jul 21, 1986

A firm protested that the General Services Administration failed to sent it a copy of an amendment to a solicitation for asbestos survey services. GAO held that: (1) a party must be economically interested before it will consider a protest; and (2) a protester is not interested if it would not be in line for award if its protest was upheld. GAO found that the protester lacked the requisite interes...

B-224411: Jul 21, 1986

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - INTERESTED PARTY REQUIREMENT - PROTESTER NOT IN LINE FOR AWARD DIGEST: A FIRM THAT IS FOURTH LOW BIDDER IS NOT AN INTERESTED PARTY TO PROTEST THE AGENCY'S FAILURE TO SEND IT AN AMENDMENT TO THE SOLICITATION THAT INCREASES THE SCOPE OF THE WORK SINCE ALL THE LOWER BIDDERS RECEIVED THE AMENDMENT AND IT IS NOT PLAUSIBLE THAT THE PROTESTER'S BID WOULD HAVE BEEN REDUCED HAD IT RE...