A firm protested the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive due to the procuring agency determination that the product offered by the protester, in response to a brand name or equal purchase description, did not have all of the salient characteristics of the brand name model specified in the invitation for bids (IFB). The protester contended that its product met the IFB requirements and that the IF...

BID PROPOSING "EQUAL" PRODUCT IN RESPONSE TO BRAND NAME OR EQUAL INVITATION WAS PROPERLY REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE SINCE PROPOSED PRODUCT DID NOT MEET ALL OF LISTED SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF BRAND NAME MODEL. SHEPARD'S LOW BID WAS REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE BECAUSE THE IRS DETERMINED THAT THE PRODUCT OFFERED BY SHEPARD IN RESPONSE TO THE BRAND NAME OR EQUAL PURCHASE DESCRIPTION DID NOT MEET ALL OF...