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[Protest of Corps of Engineers' Refusal To Require Licensing of Smoke Detectors]

B-212489: Feb 6, 1984

A firm protested the refusal of the Corps of Engineers to require licenses for smoke detectors being acquired for use in Army housing in Germany. The protester contended that it suffered a disadvantage in competing with firms offering unlicensed equipment and that, since the licenses were allegedly required under German law, the Government's interest would best be served by a more restrictive requ...

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B-212489, FEB 6, 1984

B-212489: Feb 6, 1984

DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER MERITS OF ALLEGATIONS THAT MORE RESTRICTIVE SPECIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST. ASSERTS THAT ITS OFFERED DEVICES ARE TYPE-LICENSED. COMPLAINS THAT IF THE GOVERNMENT ACQUIRES DEVICES THAT ARE NOT LICENSED. FOLLOW-ON CONTRACTS FOR INSTALLATION WILL BE MORE COSTLY AND TIME-CONSUMING BECAUSE THOSE DOING THE INSTALLATION WILL HAVE GREATER DIFFIC...

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