B-274490,B-274490.2: Dec 13, 1996

A firm protested a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) solicitation and contract award for diphtheria and tetanus toxoid pertussis vaccine, contending that CDC: (1) improperly issued a single award contract; (2) provided for an unduly short response period; and (3) improperly failed to follow a statutorily required procedure with respect to the vaccine. GAO held that: (1) CDC reasonab...

B-274490,B-274490.2: Dec 13, 1996

Protest that contracting agency improperly provided for a single award instead of multiple awards is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably determined that the circumstances were not appropriate for multiple awards. Protest that contracting agency improperly failed to follow a "statutorily required" procedure with respect to use of the list of vaccines established by the Advisory...