B-205209: Aug 10, 1982

A firm protested the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) purchase of an automated storage and retrieval system for electronic spare parts, contending that the DLA economic analysis was erroneous in justifying the purchase of carousel units under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract of another firm. Further, the protester argued that the purchase violated the maximum ordering limitation of the a...

B-205209: Aug 10, 1982

EVEN IF DESIGNATED STOCK CATEGORY OF EQUIPMENT INDICATES USE OTHER THAN FOR WHAT AGENCY WILL UTILIZE EQUIPMENT. SINCE DESIGNATIONS ARE FOR THE CONVENIENCE AND BENEFIT OF THE GOVERNMENT. ARE NOT INTENDED TO LIMIT USERS OF MULTIPLE-PURPOSE ITEMS TO THAT DESIGNATED USE. 2. AGENCY NEED ONLY SHOW THAT ITS ANALYSIS WAS MADE IN GOOD FAITH AND WAS OTHERWISE REASONABLE. 3. ORDER OF ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES F...