B-211968: Oct 4, 1983

A firm protested a proposed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contract award for road graders, arguing that the awardee: (1) failed to comply with a specification requiring that the grader be of the manufacturer's latest design and construction; and (2) submitted descriptive data which stated that it might change the grader design without notifying FAA. GAO held that: (1) whether a contractor...

B-211968: Oct 4, 1983

PROTEST THAT PROPOSED AWARDEE WILL NOT DELIVER EQUIPMENT MEETING SPECIFICATION IS A MATTER OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION WHICH IS THE FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTING AGENCY AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER GAO BID PROTEST PROCEDURES. 2. AN UNSOLICITED SUBMISSION OF A PRODUCT INFORMATION BULLETIN WHICH CONTAINS STATEMENT THAT EQUIPMENT IS "SUBJECT TO CHANGE" WITHOUT NOTICE MAY BE IGNORED...