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[Protest of DPSC Exclusion of Firm From Reprocurement]

B-239142.2,B-239143.2,B-239144.2,B-239145.2,B-239146.2,B-239314 Published: Aug 17, 1990. Publicly Released: Aug 17, 1990.
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A firm protested the Defense Personnel Support Center's (DPSC) exclusion of it from a reprocurement of six terminated food contracts, contending that its exclusion constituted a de facto debarment. GAO held that: (1) a defaulted contractor could not be awarded a contract at a price higher than the defaulted contract price; and (2) since the protester declined to perform the original contracts, DPSC reasonably excluded it from the reprocurement. Accordingly, the protest was denied.

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