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[Protest of USDA Issuance of a Delivery Order for Various Software]

B-216613 Published: Mar 11, 1985. Publicly Released: Mar 11, 1985.
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A firm protested the Department of Agriculture's issuance of a delivery order for computer software under the awardee's nonmandatory automatic data processing schedule contract. The procurement was announced in the Commerce Business Daily, and the announcement invited vendors that could provide functionally equivalent software to furnish technical material. The protester responded to this advertisement, but the agency rejected its offer because it already had some of its software, and this procurement was intended to expand the software base. The determination of the needs of the government and the methods of accommodating those needs is primarily the responsibility of the contracting agency, and GAO will not question such determinations absent a showing of unreasonableness. In this case, the protester failed to show that the agency had no rational basis for its determination. Accordingly, the protest was denied.

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Advertised procurementBid rejection protestsFederal supply systemsSolicitation specificationsProcurementAutomatic data processingIntellectual property rights