B-225513: Mar 30, 1987

A firm protested the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) cancellation of a solicitation for bolts and subsequent sole-source procurement of the bolts under a basic ordering agreement, contending that DLA: (1) failed to comply with statutory requirements to encourage competition; and (2) improperly excluded it from competition. GAO held that: (1) because DLA improperly delayed submission of the protes...

B-225513: Mar 30, 1987

SO THAT OFFEROR OF AN ALTERNATE PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AND THE AGENCY DOES NOT OBTAIN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. A DELAY OF 3 1/2 MONTHS BETWEEN THE PROTESTER'S REQUEST FOR SOURCE APPROVAL AND THE AGENCY'S REFERRAL TO USER AGENCIES FOR EVALUATION IS NOT PROMPT. THAT THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT HAVE INSUFFICIENT DATA TO EVALUATE THE TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY OF ALTERNATE P...