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[Protest of DLA Contract Awards for Pouched Meat]

B-226111,B-226112: Apr 10, 1987

A firm protested two Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract awards for pouched meats, contending that DLA improperly determined that it was nonresponsible. GAO held that: (1) it would not question the nonresponsibility determination, absent a showing that DLA acted in bad faith or lacked a reasonable basis for the determination; and (2) DLA properly determined that the protester was nonresponsibl...

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B-226111, B-226112, APR 10, 1987, 87-1 CPD 400

B-226111,B-226112: Apr 10, 1987

CONTRACTING OFFICER HAS BROAD DISCRETION IN DETERMINING OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY AND THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WILL NOT QUESTION A NEGATIVE DETERMINATION ABSENT A SHOWING OF POSSIBLE BAD FAITH OR LACK OF ANY REASONABLE BASIS FOR THE DETERMINATION. CONTENDS THAT DLA IMPROPERLY DETERMINED THAT SHELF STABLE WAS NOT A RESPONSIBLE PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR. THAT IS. SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINING THAT SHELF...

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