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B-180645, JUL 16, 1974

B-180645: Jul 16, 1974

DELAYING PROCUREMENT AND INCURRING ADDITIONAL EXPENSES TO GIVE PROTESTER OPPORTUNITY TO MODIFY EXISTING UNIT AND TO OBTAIN UL APPROVAL OR COMPARABLE APPROVAL FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATION IS NOT WARRANTED SINCE THERE IS NOTHING IN RECORD TO INDICATE THAT RESTRICTION TO NAMED BRAND WAS BASED ON OTHER THAN LEGITIMATE AGENCY NEED. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT MANUFACTURER SHALL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED SYSTEM F...

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Protest Against Restrictive Specifications

B-180645: Jul 16, 1974

A company protested against solicitation specifications which limited a subcontract item to the product of one manufacturer and required that the manufacturer should have successfully operated equipment for 2 years. The protester claimed that its system could meet agency needs with certain modifications. Such modification would involve unwarranted delay and expense, and the agency's restriction to...

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