B-207852.2: Apr 12, 1983

A firm protested the award of a contract under a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the General Services Administration for the supply of video tape recorder/players, its models or equal. The protester contended that the video tape recorder/player offered by the awardee as equal to its models did not conform to RFP specifications. GAO stated that the protester failed to establish as unreasonabl...

B-207852.2: Apr 12, 1983

DIGEST: PROTEST THAT AWARDEE'S PRODUCT WAS NOT EQUAL TO THE BRAND NAME PRODUCT SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION IS DENIED. THE ABOVE DEFICIENCIES IN SONY'S INITIAL OFFER WERE POINTED OUT TO THE COMPANY AND SONY WAS REQUESTED TO FURNISH A BEST AND FINAL OFFER REFLECTING ALL MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFERED MODELS WHICH WOULD MAKE THEM CONFORM TO THE RFP'S REQUIREMENTS. EVALUATION OF SONY'S BEST AND FINAL...