B-243857: Sep 26, 1991

One of the exceptions to that requirement is contained in 10 U.S.C. Although Congress was silent in the acts themselves. Both laws provide that "Funds appropriated for procurement of aircraft for the Army for fiscal year 1990 may not be obligated for the procurement of C-23 Sherpa aircraft unless the Secretary of the Army secures a commitment from the contractor that it will support equal employme...

B-243857: Sep 26, 1991

The Army requested a decision regarding whether it could award a contract for an aircraft on a sole-source basis pursuant to an exception permitting other than full and open competition, contending that: (1) legislation mandated it to procure the aircraft on a sole-source basis, since the awardee was the only source that manufactured the desired product; and (2) applicable legislation specifically...