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Protest re Technical Conclusions and Brand Name Requirement

B-187126: Dec 17, 1976

A protester contended that requirements of a solicitation were so restrictive as to be tantamount to a sole-source solicitation and objected to a brand name or equal clause. The agency's determination will not be questioned since objections did not challenge technical justification, and the agency relied on proper authorization to use the brand name or equal clause...

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B-187126, DECEMBER 17, 1976

B-187126: Dec 17, 1976

AGENCY'S DETERMINATION WILL NOT BE QUESTIONED SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN TO BE WITHOUT REASONABLE BASIS. 2. WILL NOT RELEASE. SINCE AGENCY WAS PRECLUDED FROM RELEASING PROPRIETARY DATA AND PROTESTER COULD NOT HAVE BENEFITED FROM SOLE-SOURCE PROCUREMENT. PROTESTED THE PROPOSED AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR THE LEASE OF 550 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING (ADP) MODEMS (A MODEM IS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHICH CHA...

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