A firm requested reconsideration of a decision denying its protest which contended that a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) invitation for bids overstated its minimum needs and, therefore, unduly restricted competition. GAO originally held that DLA made an adequate showing that the specifications in question were reasonably related to its needs, and the protester failed to prove otherwise. The reques...

DIGEST: PRIOR DECISION HOLDING THAT PROTESTER HAD NOT CARRIED BURDEN OF PROVING THAT SPECIFICATIONS WERE OVERLY RESTRICTIVE AND THAT CONTRACTING AGENCY'S TECHNICAL EXPERTS' JUSTIFICATIONS THEREFOR WERE UNREASONABLE IS AFFIRMED. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION IS ESSENTIALLY A RESTATEMENT OF ARGUMENTS PREVIOUSLY MADE IN THE ORIGINAL PROTEST AND NOT EVIDENCE OF ANY FACTUAL OR LEGAL ERRORS IN THE PRIOR D...