Accession Number:

AD1122878

Title:

Carter Chevrolet Agency, Inc.

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Other]

Corporate Author:

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Hinchman, James F.

Report Date:

1988-02-03

Pagination or Media Count:

4

Abstract:

Agency decision to use negotiation procedures in lieu of sealed bidding procedures to acquire vehicles is justified where offerors are expected to take a variety of exceptions to the specifications and discussions are necessary to resolve those matters and to define the terms of each offer. Carter Chevrolet Agency, Inc., protests the General Services Administrations GSA use of competitive negotiation in the procurement of cars and light trucks for the Department of Defense under request for proposals RFP No. FAPR-KS-82000-N. Carter contends that the vehicles should be procured by sealed bidding procedures.

Descriptors:

• procurement
• specifications
• negotiations
• acquisition
• department of defense
• military families
• united states
• competition
• families (human)
• judgment
• prejudice
• production
• regulations
• standards
• commerce
• comptrollers
• engineers
• government procurement
• rejection
• resilience

Subject Categories:

• Surface Transportation and Equipment
• Administration and Management
• Economics and Cost Analysis

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]