B-228936: Nov 25, 1987

A firm protested a Marine Corps solicitation for mess attendant services, contending that the solicitation was defective, since: (1) its sampling requirement was ambiguous and unrealistic; and (2) it allowed the agency to require the contractor to reperform defective services and reduce the contract price. GAO held that the: (1) protester did not provide evidence that the Corps' random sampling ap...

B-228936: Nov 25, 1987

PROCUREMENT - Specifications - Ambiguity Allegation - Specification Interpretation DIGEST: Protest against the terms in a solicitation for mess attendant services that provide for inspection by random sampling and payment deductions for defective services is denied where the protester has not shown that the terms are ambiguous or unreasonable. Is defective and should be revised. A.N.A.M. contends...