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...