https://www.gao.gov/products/143087

B-241426: Feb 4, 1991

A firm protested an Army Aviation Systems Command (AVSCOM) contract award for helicopter cuff assemblies, contending that: (1) its bid was low; (2) AVSCOM failed to expedite source approval of its product; and (3) it could have met the delivery schedule if AVSCOM allowed it to commence production and ordering prior to approval. GAO held that AVSCOM properly rejected the protester's bid, since: (1)...

https://www.gao.gov/products/456230

B-241426: Feb 4, 1991

Who was not an approved source for a critical flight safety part. Is designated a flight safety part because failure of a cuff assembly could result in loss of the aircraft with possible loss of life and injury to the air crew. Only sources that have obtained source approval from the U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command (AVSCOM) are considered eligible to provide the cuff assemblies. That approved s...