GSA Compliant with Auction Rules Even When Non-U.S. Citizens Participate in Bidding; CBCA 5254, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society v. General Services Administration

GSA’s motions for summary relief are granted where the agency was not required to prevent ineligible parties from bidding in an auction for Coast Guard vessels, and was not responsible for the claimant’s decision to raise its offered price in order to compete with the other bidder.