B-182502: Oct 17, 1975

BASED UPON REVIEW OF AGENCY DETERMINATION THAT SAMPLES OF SURPLUS PARTS WERE "USED OR REFURBISHED". GAO CONCLUDES DETERMINATION IS RATIONALLY FOUNDED. GAO CANNOT CONCLUDE THAT DEPARTMENT OF AIR FORCE'S NEEDS FOR PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT COULD HAVE BEEN SATISFIED THROUGH PURCHASE OF "USED OR RECONDITIONED" TUBE ASSEMBLIES. SEVERAL GROUNDS OF PROTEST REGARDING PROCURING AGENCY'S REQUEST TO SUBMIT SAMP...

B-182502: Oct 17, 1975

An unsuccessful bidder contended that the agency improperly determined that its samples of surplus materials were used and refurbished. The determination that the parts were used was rational, and it cannot be concluded that the agency's needs could have been satisfied through the use of "used or reconditioned" assemblies. A protest against denial of the bidder's request to submit additional sampl...