B-235257:
Jul 5, 1989
A firm protested a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) solicitation for operation of a distribution center, contending that a damages provision improperly authorized NOAA to deduct from contractor payments the charge for an entire task in the event of the contractor's unsatisfactory performance on one or more task elements. GAO held that NOAA adequately justified its need for th...