https://www.gao.gov/products/116621

B-203581: Oct 9, 1981

A firm protested the award of a contract for four forklift trucks, asserting that the proposed trucks did not exist in the low bidder's catalog and were not standard commercial items. Bidders were required to certify that the model offered was a standard commercial model which fully complied with the solicitation requirements. The low bidder contended that its truck model met this requirement. The...

https://www.gao.gov/products/473980

B-203581: Oct 9, 1981

EVEN IF CLAUSE IS CONSTRUED AS CONSTITUTING A DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY STANDARD. AGENCY CANNOT AWARD CONTRACT TO BIDDER OFFERING TRUCKS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN IN USE FOR ONE YEAR. PROPOSED TRUCKS WHICH DID NOT EXIST IN RAYMOND'S CATALOG AND WHICH WERE NOT STANDARD COMMERCIAL ITEMS. THIS PROTEST IS SUSTAINED. WHICH WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 30. THE TRUCK SHALL BE THE LATEST MODEL OF THE MANUFACTURER'S STAN...