B-201686,B-201828:
Feb 3, 1981
A company protested the award of any contract under two separate invitations for bids (IFB's). The company contended that the IFB's favored the incumbent contractor by permitting the furnishing of used equipment without setting a maximum age limit on the equipment a bidder could offer, thereby affording the incumbent contractor a lifetime contract. In response, GAO stated that specifications which...