B-232663,B-232663.2: Jan 26, 1989

A firm protested a Navy solicitation and subsequent contract award for management services, contending that the Navy improperly conducted a sole-source procurement, since it: (1) failed to solicit bids from other known potential sources; (2) allowed the awardee to compete despite an organizational conflict of interest; (3) tailored the personnel requirements to reflect the qualifications of the aw...

B-232663,B-232663.2: Jan 26, 1989

Protest is sustained where. It failed to solicit offers from as many potential sources as were practicable under the circumstances and conducted the procurement in a manner which favored one subcontractor under a predecessor contract and placed the incumbent prime contractor and the other subcontractors. Which were also known potential sources. The government is not required to exclude from compet...