[Request for Reconsideration]

A firm requested reconsideration of a decision which denied the firm's protest for a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) solicitation for the acquisition of another firm's computer. GAO noted that, in its request for reconsideration, the protester failed to: (1) demonstrate that the agency did not fulfill its obligation to find alternative sources, and (2) identify alternative sources itself. Further, GAO believed the firm's offer to commit in writing to provide the time-sharing software support was not sufficient to constitute an alternative source. Since the agency's requirement was for an existing, functioning capability to provide support, GAO agreed with the agency's conclusion that the firm's offer of commitment, without evidence of capability, was insufficient. GAO found no error of fact or law in its prior decision as alleged by the protester; accordingly, that decision was affirmed.