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[Protest of DISA Modification of Contract for Satellite Communications Services]
https://www.gao.gov/products/158638

B-276040: May 2, 1997

A firm protested the Defense Information Systems Agency's modification of a contract for satellite communications services, contending that the modification to provide satellite transponder services to the Armed Forces Radio and Television Network: (1) exceeded the contract's scope; and (2) was an improper sole-source award. GAO held that the: (1) services to be provided under the contract modific...

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Matter of: Hughes Space and Communications Company File: B-276040 Date: May 2, 1997
https://www.gao.gov/products/474887

B-276040: May 2, 1997

Because the fundamental nature and purpose of the contract was not changed. Hughes argues that the modification to provide satellite transponder services for the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) exceeds the scope of the CSCI contract and is an improper sole-source award. Specific satellite transponder characteristics for domestic and international service regions were provided. Th...

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