Allegation of Improper Purchase of Hospital Room Furniture

The protester contended that a purchase of hospital room furniture by the Army was invalid. The agency's order from a Federal Supply Schedule contractor was valid even though the contractor had listed its equipment under special item categories which inaccurately described the contractor's equipment. The selected contractor's listed prices were not higher than those of any other contractors whose items met the Government's needs. The agency's orders based on quoted prices which were lower than those in the Federal Supply Schedule catalog were not improper.