B-280447: Aug 28, 1998

A firm protested a Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) contract award for zippers, contending that: (1) UNICOR improperly evaluated the awardee's proposal; and (2) the awardee intended to furnish a non-domestic item, in violation of the solicitation. GAO held that: (1) UNICOR reasonably determined that the awardee's past performance was acceptable; and (2) the matter of whether the awardee would su...

B-280447: Aug 28, 1998

Protester's contention that the agency improperly evaluated awardee's past performance is denied where the record shows that the agency evaluated in accordance with the criteria announced in the solicitation. Whether an offeror can or will supply domestic products in accordance with the terms of a solicitation concerns a matter of responsibility which General Accounting Office generally will not r...