B-272461: Oct 18, 1996

A firm protested an Army solicitation for a cardiology medical information system, contending that the: (1) procurement should have been issued as a small business set-aside; (2) solicitation was unduly restrictive; and (3) incumbent contractor obtained an unfair advantage by virtue of its employment of a former government employee. GAO held that the: (1) Army's decision to conduct an unrestricted...

B-272461: Oct 18, 1996

Is not an abuse of discretion where agency concluded that the requirements were technically complex and involved installation at more than 200 locations in the United States and overseas and only one small business firm responded to the draft solicitation and subsequent Commerce Business Daily notice. Protest that various requirements for a cardiology medical information system can only be met by...