B-211645: May 18, 1984

A firm protested the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) selection of another offerer for contract award under a request for proposals (RFP) for a computer storage system. The protester contended that the RFP called for a premium level system which the proposed awardee could not satisfy. NASA asserted that the proposed awardee met all of the solicitation requirements except one,...

B-211645: May 18, 1984

DIGEST: EVEN IF PROTESTER COULD HAVE REDUCED ITS PRICE BY $2.2 MILLION HAD PROTESTER KNOWN OF RELAXED REQUIREMENTS ALLEGEDLY APPLIED TO SELECTED VENDOR. GAO IN CAMERA REVIEW DISCLOSES THAT PROTESTER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COMPETITIVE. PROTESTER THEREFORE WAS NOT PREJUDICED AND PROTEST IS ACADEMIC. MASS STORAGE SYSTEMS ARE. WHEN INFORMATION IN THE LIBRARY IS NEEDED. THE PARTICULAR TAPE IS REMOVED FROM...