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The Visible Hand: GAO Okays Sole Source Award to Save a Second Supplier

The protester challenged the agency's decision to award a sole-source contract for submarine escape suits to its only competitor, arguing the agency lacked hard evidence that the awardee would exit the market without the contract.

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Filed Under10-USC-3204abuse-of-discretionGAOgovernment-contractingindustrial-mobilization-exceptionMustangNavyprotestsecond-suppliersole-source
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