B-209373: Nov 8, 1982

A firm protested the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) rejection of its low offer for a mass inoculation device, contending that its device was technically superior and less costly than the awardee's product. DLA had informed the firm that its device was militarily and technically unacceptable since the device differed from the applicable military specifications, and the firm did not contest its no...

B-209373: Nov 8, 1982

OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. BASIS FOR PROTEST (TECHNICAL UNACCEPTABILITY OF OFFERED ITEMS) IS UNTIMELY. THAT THE ITEM OFFERED BY MED-E-JET WAS TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE IN THAT IT DID NOT CONFORM TO APPLICABLE MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS. IT URGES THAT ITS PRODUCT IS TECHNICALLY SUPERIOR AND COSTS ALMOST 60 PERCENT LESS THAN THE AWARDEE'S PRODUCT. WE HAVE LONG HELD THAT TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE OFFERS ARE IN...