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[Protest Against Navy Contract Award for Sonars]

B-233108: Oct 27, 1988

A firm protested a Navy contract award to a foreign firm for side scan sonars, contending that the: (1) Navy should have awarded it the contract, since its bid for the basic requirement was low; (2) Navy should have restricted the procurement to U.S. sources because it involved national defense; and (3) awardee would have to infringe on the protester's proprietary data to comply with contract spec...

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B-233108, Oct 27, 1988, 88-2 CPD 400

B-233108: Oct 27, 1988

Protest that firm should have been awarded contract because its price for basic requirement was low is dismissed where. Allegation that contract should not be awarded to a foreign firm due to national security factors is not a valid basis for protest where such an award does not violate any law or regulation. Questions of patent infringement generally are not encompassed by GAO's bid protest funct...

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