B-228558: Oct 29, 1987

A firm protested an Army contract award for laser maintenance services, contending that the awardee would be unable to perform the contract, since its calculations were erroneous. GAO would not consider the: (1) Army's affirmative determination of the awardee's responsibility, absent a showing that it acted fraudulently or in bad faith or did not apply definitive responsibility criteria; or (2) aw...

B-228558: Oct 29, 1987

Allegation that awardee did not give sufficient thought or research to items in request for quotations and will be unable to perform the contract concerns a bidder's responsibility. The affirmative determination of which is not considered by General Accounting Office except under limited circumstances not present here. Whether an awardee's performance actually conforms to the terms of the contract...