A firm protested an Air Force contract award for a contractor-operated civil engineer supply store, contending that the Air Force did not properly process its agency-level protest of the awardee's eligibility. GAO held that: (1) the protester was not sufficiently interested to protest the procurement, since it was the third low bidder and was not in line for the award; and (2) although the protest...

PROCUREMENT - BID PROTEST - GAO PROCEDURES - INTERESTED PARTIES - CONTRACTS - ASSIGNMENT PROCUREMENT - BID PROTESTS - GAO PROCEDURES - INTERESTED PARTIES - DIRECT INTEREST STANDARDS THIRD LOW BIDDER IS NOT AN INTERESTED PARTY FOR PURPOSE OF CHALLENGING THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE LOW BIDDER FOR AWARD EVEN THOUGH THE PROTESTER STATES THAT THE SECOND LOW BIDDER INTENDS TO ASSIGN ANY CONTRACT IT MIGHT REC...