B-279048.2: Aug 24, 1998

A firm protested a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) contract award for pistols, contending that the FBI's award decision was affected by a conflict of interest between the awardee and a consultant hired to assist in the evaluation process. GAO held that: (1) the FBI reasonably evaluated the awardee's bid; and (2) there was no evidence of a conflict of interest between the consultant and the a...

B-279048.2: Aug 24, 1998

DIGEST Protest that agency's award decision was affected by an improper conflict of interest between a consultant to the agency technical evaluation panel and the awardee (arising from a possible financial relationship established by a settlement agreement from a trademark infringement lawsuit) is denied where there is no credible evidence that the consultant was in a position to receive any finan...