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[Protest of NASA Negotiated Procurement]

B-212914: Sep 5, 1984

A firm protested a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) negotiated procurement for two computers, contending that a compatibility requirement contained in the request for proposals unduly restricted competition. In a comparative analysis performed to justify limited procurement, NASA concluded that the cost of converting its software to a noncompatible computer would be three times...

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B-212914, SEPT 5, 1984, 84-2 CPD 255

B-212914: Sep 5, 1984

CONTRACTS - NEGOTIATION - REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS - SPECIFICATIONS - RESTRICTIVE - UNDUE RESTRICTION NOT ESTABLISHED DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST COMPATIBILITY LIMITED PROCUREMENT IS DENIED. REQUIREMENT FOR SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY WAS REASONABLY BASED ON USE OF ACQUIRED SYSTEMS TO AUGMENT EXISTING GOVERNMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM. WAS BASED ON A UNIVAC COMPUTER. WAS USED FOR INTERACTIVE SCIENTIFIC PROCESSING AND...

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