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B-280374 1 (1998-09-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahve0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: B3H Corporation File: B-280374 Date: September 23, 1998 Ira E. Hoffman, Esq., and Alan M. Grayson, Esq., Grayson and Associates, P.C., for the protester. Donal R. Myrick, Spectrum Sciences & Software, Inc., an intervenor. Clarence D. Long III, Esq., and Lt. Col. Gregory B. Porter, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Katherine I. Riback, Esq. and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protester's speculation that a competing firm has an incentive to falsely conclude that certain items being acquired by agency are not compatible with firm's software used to process the items, thereby improving its chances for subsequent awards for the items, does not provide a basis to require that the firm be prohibited from competing. 2. Agency is not required to structure solicitation requirements to eliminate competitive advantages allegedly possessed by a contractor by virtue of its particular circumstances, where advantages did not result from any unfair government action. 3. Protest that agency engaged in allegedly improper communications with the prospective awardee is denied where the record does not support allegations. DECISION B3H Corporation protests the issuance of a purchase order to Spectrum Sciences & Software, Inc., under request for quotations (RFQ) No. F44650-98-T0130, issued by the Department of the Air Force for certain weapon safety descriptors, also known as footprints. The protester principally argues that Spectrum should have been found ineligible for consideration due to an alleged conflict of interest. We deny the protest.

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