Lynchval Systems Worldwide, Inc.

Bid protest that award was tainted by organizational conflicts of interest is denied where the record does not support allegations that the awardee drafted specifications or had access to non-public information that would have provided a competitive advantage, and where the protester’s assertions do not present the hard facts necessary to refute the agency’s conclusion that the awardee’s participation in this procurement was not barred by an impermissible conflict of interest.

 

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