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[Protest Against Low Bidders' Sureties Under Navy Solicitation for Asbestos Removal]

B-228138: Oct 27, 1987

A firm protested the first and second low bidders' performance and payment bonds under a Navy solicitation for asbestos removal, contending that the bond sureties were inadequate. GAO held that: (1) whether the eventual awardee met the bonding requirements was a matter of contract administration, which it would not consider; and (2) the protester did not allege that the low bidders' bid bonds were...

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B-228138, Oct 27, 1987, 87-2 CPD 401

B-228138: Oct 27, 1987

Which are implemented after contract award is a matter of contract administration not cognizable under General Accounting Office Bid Protest Regulations. MARCOR is the third low bidder. MARCOR apparently assumes that the sureties providing the bid bonds will also provide the payment and performance bonds required of the awardee. We have held that questions regarding an awardee's fulfillment of pay...

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