B-191320: May 12, 1978

A company protested the agency's award of a contract, contending that the awardee offered a product other than the one specified in the solicitation. The agency has since terminated the contract, so the protest was moot. The agency determined that the solicitation was unduly restrictive and hindered competition and intended to resolicit its requirements...

B-191320: May 12, 1978

WHERE CONTRACT HAS BEEN TERMINATED FOR CONVENIENCE PROTEST OF AWARD OF CONTRACT TO NONRESPONSIVE BIDDER IS MOOT. 2. AGENCY REASONABLY DETERMINED THAT SOLICITATION WAS UNDULY RESTRICTIVE BECAUSE IT SPECIFIED ONE MANUFACTURER'S PART NUMBER WHICH EXCEEDED THE AGENCY'S MINIMUM NEEDS IN THIS CASE AND HINDERED COMPETITION. WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE LOW RESPONSIVE BIDDER FOR THE ENTIRE QUANTITY SOLICITED...