Summary

CONTRACTORS - RESPONSIBILITY - CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION ACCEPTED - EXCEPTIONS - SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT WAIVED WHERE IT IS ALLEGED THAT DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERION. WAS WAIVED. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY IS FOR REVIEW ON MERITS. DETERMINATION WAS SUPPORTED BY OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE BEFORE CONTRACTING OFFICER. CONTRACTS - DEFAULT - PERFORMANCE DEFICIENCIES - DETERMINATION - FUNCTION OF CONTRACTING AGENCY WHETHER GUARD SERVICES CONTRACTOR IS. IN DEFAULT OF CONTRACT IS MATTER OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION. WHICH IS FUNCTION OF CONTRACTING AGENCY. CONTRACTING OFFICER STATES THAT CONTRACTOR BEGINNING PERFORMANCE USING PERSONNEL WITH CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY CLEARANCES ADEQUATELY MEETS SECRET CLEARANCES FROM OLD TO NEW CONTRACTOR IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED.