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[Protest of DLA Contract Award]

B-207346: Nov 29, 1982

A firm protested the award of a contract under a request for proposals issued by the Defense Logistics Agency for the purchase of dental instruments. Since the solicitation required the product to be made of stainless steel, it was subject to a restriction found in the annual Department of Defense Appropriation Act which requires that specialty metals be acquired domestically. The protester argued...

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B-207346, NOV 29, 1982

B-207346: Nov 29, 1982

DIGEST: OFFER TO SUPPLY PRODUCT MADE OF FOREIGN SPECIALTY METAL WAS PROPERLY REJECTED FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH THE PREFERENCE FOR DOMESTIC SPECIALTY METALS CLAUSE IN THE SOLICITATION. THE PROTEST IS DENIED. THE ITEMS WERE SOLICITED ON A BRAND NAME OR EQUAL BASIS. SINCE STAINLESS STEEL IS A SPECIALTY METAL WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT. PROVIDED IN RELEVANT...

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