https://www.gao.gov/products/139162

B-235000: Jul 24, 1989

A firm protested the General Services Administration's (GSA) exclusion of its bid for review services from the competitive range, contending that: (1) the solicitation did not require organizational review experience; (2) GSA improperly determined that the protester's employment of federal employees prohibited award; and (3) the solicitation was overly restrictive. GAO held that: (1) the protester...

https://www.gao.gov/products/448526

B-235000: Jul 24, 1989

Firm that is owned or controlled by federal employees is not eligible for award of contract and is not an interested party to protest since it would not be in line for award even if its protest were sustained. Firm is an interested party. Where federal employees that own and control firm were eligible to retire and indicated in their proposal their willingness to retire from government employment...