Protest Against Sole-Source Award of Contract

The protester objected to the sole-source award of a contract on the bases that the agency failed to publicize the procurement in the Commerce Business Daily and that the specifications were unduly restrictive. The sole-source award was not improper where only one manufacturer of conforming equipment was found after a reasonable market search, even though the procurement synopsis was inadvertently omitted from the Commerce Business Daily. However, the agency should consider conducting an evaluation and/or testing of the protester's equipment to promote possible future competition.