Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Preaward/Postaward Requirements General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Usually, a certification requirement listed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) in an RFP may be satisfied after award and prior to the beginning of performance and is not a precondition to submitting a proposal. —————————————————————————————————————————– Nilson Van
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest sustained. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest against solicitation requirement that telecommunications equipment be certified by the Joint Interoperability Test Command at the time of submission of quotations is sustained where the record does not establish that the requirement for such certification at the time of quotation