[Protest of DLA Contract Award]

A firm protested a contract award to another firm under a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) solicitation for antenna masts, contending that: (1) bidders under the solicitation were not treated equally in the quotation process; (2) it was the only firm that had demonstrated a capability to supply the required product; and (3) DLA should have imposed more stringent testing requirements for the awardee's product. GAO held that: (1) DLA reasonably determined that the delivery terms offered by each bidder would meet its requirements and awarded the contract to the low bidder; (2) to the extent that the protester was alleging that DLA should procure the required items on a sole-source basis, it would not consider the protest because its function was to ensure full and free competition; (3) to the extent that the protester was challenging the awardee's responsibility, it would not consider the protest because it will not review agency responsibility determinations absent circumstances not relevant to the instant procurement; and (4) DLA reasonably determined that the awardee's product was adequate to meet its requirements. Accordingly, the protest was denied.