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B-185656 1 (1976-06-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddce0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ,+ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL 0 M-CisloN ~ OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. O.C. 20549 C'%ITCE FILE: B-185656 DATE: June 30, 1976 MATTER OF: Huling Rent-A-Car DIGEST: Protest that low bidder is not responsible will not be reviewed by GAO absent showing of fraud or that solici- tation contains definitive criteria for determining responsibility which allegedly have not been applied. Huling Rent-A-Car (Huling) protests the awarding of a vehicle storage contract to Airways Rent-A-Car 'of Seattle (Airways), under solicitation No. 10PN-HRS-5951, issued by the Federal Supply Service, General Services Administration (GSA), Seattle, Washington. Bids were opened December 17, 1975. On December 29, 1975, award was made to Airways as the low bidder. In this connectidn, GSA reports that since Airways took no exceptions to the solicitation and had per- formed satisfactorily on.prqvious contracts, the award (at an estimated contract value of $6,960) was made to that firm. By letter of January 5, 1976, Huling protested contending that Airways'facilities do not meet the detailed specifica- tions stated in the solicitation. For example, Huling con- tends that Airways lacks a restroom for the convenience of government travelers not in use by the general public as is required under paragraph b /of the specifications/. Similar contentions are made in connection with other requirements of the specifications,.including loading and unloading space for use during inclement weather. Since Airways took no exceptions-to the terms and conditions of the solicitation, it is clear that Huling is questioning the agency's judgment that Airways is capable of performing the contract in accordance with the requirements of the solicitation. In other words, the protester is questioning GSA's affirmative determination of Airways' responsibility. - 1 -

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