B-238785: Mar 13, 1990

A firm protested a Navy solicitation for patrol vessels, contending that the Navy improperly allowed the prime contractor to change the specifications, which ultimately constituted a breach of its subcontract. GAO held that it would not consider the protest, since the prime contractor was not acting as an agent for the government. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

B-238785: Mar 13, 1990

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - Subcontracts - GAO review DIGEST: The General Accounting Office will not consider a bid protest by a subcontractor concerning the propriety of an agency's acceptance of a specification change proposed by the prime contractor where the government's involvement in the procurement is not so pervasive that the prime contractor should be considered a mere conduit for a gove...