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[Protest of Proposed Army Contract Award]
https://www.gao.gov/products/120780

B-208615: Mar 10, 1983

A firm protested the proposed award of a contract under a solicitation for the purchase and installation of storage systems at an Army depot, contending that it offered equivalent systems at a lower price but that the Army unreasonably restricted competition by requiring features which were unique to the proposed awardee's product. The Army withheld the award pending a GAO decision. The determinat...

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B-208615, MAR 10, 1983
https://www.gao.gov/products/464835

B-208615: Mar 10, 1983

DETERMINATION OF AGENCY'S MINIMUM NEEDS IS PRIMARILY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AGENCY SINCE PROCURING OFFICIALS ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE SUPPLIES AND SERVICES BEING PROCURED WILL BE USED. WHERE THE PROCURING AGENCY HAS ESTABLISHED PRIMA FACIE SUPPORT FOR THE NECESSITY FOR SPECIFICATIONS WHICH ARE ALLEGED TO BE UNDULY RESTRICTIVE. THE PROTESTER'S DISAGREEMENT WITH THE A...

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