B-231414: Jun 21, 1988

A firm protested a subcontract award for strobe lights under an Air Force prime contractor solicitation, contending that the prime contractor: (1) did not disclose the evaluation criteria; and (2) improperly evaluated its bid. GAO held that the subcontract was not awarded by or for the federal government. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

B-231414: Jun 21, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Special Procurement - Methods/Categories - Subcontracts - Contract awards - GAO review DIGEST: Protest of a subcontract awarded by a government prime contractor is dismissed where the subcontract was not "by or for" the government. That the evaluation of FL Aerospace's proposal was not fair. We dismiss the protest because the subcontract was not awarded by or for a federal agency. We...