B-227539: Jul 14, 1987

A firm protested several General Services Administration (GSA) contract awards for fiberboard, contending that there was collusive bidding between five of the awardees, since they shared a common agent and did not bid against each other. GAO held that: (1) an allegation of collusion was a matter for the contracting officer to consider in determining responsibility; and (2) if GSA suspected collusi...

B-227539: Jul 14, 1987

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - Antitrust matters - GAO review DIGEST: General Accounting Office will not consider an allegation of collusive bidding. Such an allegation is. Connelly suggests this is evidence that there was collusive bidding between the five companies and that the award of items in the solicitation to the five named companies therefore would be contrary to the IFB's Certificate of In...