B-245797.3: Sep 23, 1992

A firm protested an Army contract award for target control system operation and maintenance, contending that the: (1) awardee gained an unfair competitive advantage by hiring former Army employees; (2) Army unreasonably evaluated the awardee's bid; and (3) Army improperly applied a small-disadvantaged-business (SDB) factor to the awardee's bid. GAO held that: (1) there was not sufficient evidence...

B-245797.3: Sep 23, 1992

PROCUREMENT Competitive Negotiation Competitive advantage Conflicts of interest Post-employment restrictions Allegation substantiation Allegation that awardee's employment of former agency employees constitutes a conflict of interest which rendered the firm ineligible for award is denied where the record does not show that any action by the former agency employees conferred an unfair competitive a...