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B-192907 1 (1979-09-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjgr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 IN RFPLY REFER TO: B-192907 September 12, 1979 The Honorable Barry Goldwater . United States Senate 0 e Dear Senator Goldwater: We refer to your letter dated July 9, 1979, in which you requested a response from our Of e to the matters raised i t ht n P Mr. John Carlson of M. M. Sundt Construction Companyl7 (Sundt). As you are aware, this matter was the subject of our decision concerning a protest filed by Sundt's ,F0)Jt subsidiary, C. R. Fedrick, Inc. See C. R. Fedrick, Inc. )1 B-192907, May 4, 1979, 79-1 CPD 309. With respect to Mr. Carlson's complaint that a foreign manufacturer can come to the United States and operate as a Federal contractor without any experience or prequalification, we would like to point out that no Federal contract may be awarded to any person or firm unless the contracting officer first makes an affirma- tive determination that the prospective contractor is responsible. Defense Acquisition Regulation (DAR) S.1-904.1 (1976 ed.) and Federal Procurement Regulations (FPR) § 1-1.1204-1 (1964 ed.). Before making this determination of responsibility, the contracting officer is required to have in his possession information suf- ficient to satisfy himself that the prospective contrac- tor has, among other things, adequate financial resources; a satisfactory record of performance; a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics; an ability to comply with the delivery or performance schedule; and, is otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations. DAR S 1-903 and FPR S 1-1.1203.

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