A firm protested any contract award under an Air Force solicitation for airfield and street marking, contending that the solicitation called for inferior materials. GAO held that the protester, as a potential subcontractor, was not sufficiently interested to protest. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

DIGEST: Protest is dismissed where the protestor is. Therefore is not an "interested party" under the Competition in Contracting Act. Because Flex-0-Lite is not an "interested party" under the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA). The term "interested party" is defined in the CICA as "an actual or prospective bidder or offeror whose direct economic interest would be affected by the award of the c...