B-228388: Oct 23, 1987

A firm protested any Air Force contract award for engine cage assemblies, contending that the: (1) awardee did not qualify as a manufacturer or regular dealer under the Walsh-Healey Act; and (2) solicitation was defective, since it did not include sufficient quality assurance provisions for alternate offers. GAO held that: (1) it would not consider a matter of eligibility under the act, since othe...

B-228388: Oct 23, 1987

Such matters are for determination by the contracting agency in the first instance. Subject to review by the Small Business Administration if a small business is involved and the Secretary of Labor. A protest against alleged solicitation improprieties is untimely where filed after the closing date for receipt of initial proposals. These solicitations were issued between September 1986 and January...