B-241288: Jan 31, 1991

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for refuse collection, contending that the: (1) awardee criminally misrepresented itself in its original bid certifications, which the Air Force improperly allowed it to correct; and (2) Air Force acted in bad faith by continuing to find the awardee responsible despite knowledge of its alleged offenses. GAO held that there was no evidence that the: (1)...

B-241288: Jan 31, 1991

PROCUREMENT - Contractor Qualification - Responsibility - Contracting officer findings - Affirmative determination - GAO review PROCUREMENT - Contractor Qualification - Contractor personnel - Misrepresentation DIGEST: Protest challenging agency's affirmative determination of responsibility on the basis that the awardee made false representations in the "representations and certifications" section...