B-213134: May 14, 1984

A firm protested a contract award to another firm under a Corps of Engineers solicitation, contending that: (1) the awardee's descriptive literature showed several material deviations from the solicitation specifications; and (2) if the specifications from which the awardee's bid deviated were minor, as determined by the Corps, they should not have been included in the solicitation because they ov...

B-213134: May 14, 1984

ONLY REASONABLE READING OF CLAUSE IS THAT DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE MUST SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS IN THOSE AREAS AND NEED NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH EVERY DETAIL OF SPECIFICATIONS. 2. PROTESTER'S DISAGREEMENT WITH AGENCY DETERMINATION THAT AWARDEE'S DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE SHOWED COMPLIANCE WITH ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFICATIONS IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO OVERTURN THAT DETERMINATION...