B-225378: Jan 6, 1987

A firm protested the Army Corps of Engineers' rejection of its bid to harvest plants, contending that: (1) the awardee was nonresponsible; (2) the awardee submitted a nonresponsive bid; (3) its bid contained no conflict of interest, since the government employee who signed it no longer substantially owned or controlled the corporation; and (4) the Corps should reimburse it for its bid and protest...

B-225378: Jan 6, 1987

PROCUREMENT - CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATION - ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - CORPORATE OWNERSHIP AGENCY REASONABLY DETERMINED THAT FIRM WAS SUBSTANTIALLY OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE. WHERE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE CORPORATION AND SIGNED THE FIRM'S BID AS PRESIDENT. THE CORPORATION'S ADDRESS IS THE EMPLOYEE'S RESIDENCE ADDRESS. IS NONRESPONSIBLE AND SUBMITTED...