B-231366: May 23, 1988

A firm protested an Army contractor's subcontract award, contending that: (1) the awardee's bid did not meet all of the solicitation requirements; and (2) it would have submitted a bid if it had known that the contractor had relaxed the technical requirements. GAO held that the protester was not sufficiently interested to protest, since it was a prospective subcontractor to an unsuccessful offerer...

B-231366: May 23, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Interested parties - Subcontractors DIGEST: Prospective subcontractor to an unsuccessful offeror in a procurement generally is not an interested party to protest that the selected offer does not meet all the solicitation's requirements. The fact that the subcontractor might have bid on its own had it known a nonconforming offer would be acceptable is n...