B-205730, B-205745, JAN 27, 1982
Highlights
THE PROTESTS ARE SUMMARILY DENIED. ASI HAS FAILED TO PRESENT ANY ARGUMENTS OR INFORMATION WHICH WOULD DISTINGUISH ITS PRESENT CONTENTIONS FROM THOSE WHICH WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AND DENIED.
B-205730, B-205745, JAN 27, 1982
DIGEST: GAO SUMMARILY DENIES PROTESTS WHERE PROTESTER'S INITIAL SUBMISSION FAILS TO PRESENT ANY ARGUMENTS OR INFORMATION DISTINGUISHING PRESENT CONTENTIONS FROM THOSE PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AND DENIED.
ALAN SCOTT INDUSTRIES:
ALAN SCOTT INDUSTRIES (ASI) PROTESTS THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA), DEFENSE PERSONNEL SUPPORT CENTER (DPSC), ISSUANCE OF FIVE SOLICITATIONS (DOCKETED UNDER B-205730 AND B-205745) FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS ON SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME GROUNDS AS IT RAISED IN EARLIER PROTESTS. THE PROTESTS ARE SUMMARILY DENIED.
THE PROTESTS INVOLVE THE FOLLOWING: (1) THE ALLEGED AMBIGUITY OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS; (2) ALLEGATIONS OF IMPROPER CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION (DISCRIMINATION IN ENFORCEMENT, IMPROPER TESTING); (3) DLA'S REFUSAL TO PROVIDE ASI WITH SAMPLES OF INSTRUMENTS FURNISHED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS; AND (4) THE INCLUSION OF CLAUSE E-33. HOWEVER, ASI HAS FAILED TO PRESENT ANY ARGUMENTS OR INFORMATION WHICH WOULD DISTINGUISH ITS PRESENT CONTENTIONS FROM THOSE WHICH WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AND DENIED. ALAN SCOTT INDUSTRIES, B-195560.2, ET AL., DECEMBER 23, 1981, 81-2 CPD .
ACCORDINGLY, WE SUMMARILY DENY THE PROTESTS.