B-274904:
Nov 15, 1996
A firm protested an Army contract award for M14 blasting caps, contending that the Army failed to investigate whether the awardee was a manufacturer of the items under the Walsh-Healey Act. GAO held that the: (1) Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 eliminated the act's certification requirement; (2) issue of whether the awardee was a manufacturer had no practical relevance to contract per...