B-225571.2: Jan 30, 1987

A firm protested any Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contract award for janitorial services, contending that the first and second low bidders submitted below-cost bids in step two of the procurement. GAO held that the matter was one of responsibility, which it would not consider absent a showing that FAA acted fraudulently or in bad faith. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

B-225571.2: Jan 30, 1987

PROCUREMENT - BID PROTEST - ALLEGATION SUBSTANTIATION - BURDEN OF PROOF PROCUREMENT - SEALED BIDDING - TWO-STEP SEALED BIDDING - BELOW-COST BIDS - GAO REVIEW DIGEST: PROTEST WHICH ALLEGES THAT LOW BID IN A TWO-STEP SEALED BIDDING PROCUREMENT WAS BELOW COST IS DISMISSED BECAUSE IT RAISES AN ISSUE NOT REVIEWED BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AND OTHERWISE IS BASED SOLELY ON SPECULATION. THIS IS A TWO-S...