B-213723: Jun 26, 1984

A firm protested a contract award under a General Services Administration (GSA) solicitation, contending that the solicitation was defective because it: (1) required bidders to bid on the basis of supplying only one patrol vehicle when the contract requirements necessitated the use of more than one such vehicle; (2) contained an unfair price escalation clause that failed to adequately provide for...

B-213723: Jun 26, 1984

PROTESTER ALLEGING THAT SPECIFICATIONS OVERLY RESTRICT NUMBER OF VEHICLES TO BE USED TO PERFORM CONTRACT HAS BURDEN OF PROOF TO SHOW THAT THE LIMITATION AND AGENCY DETERMINATION OF NEEDS ARE CLEARLY UNREASONABLE. BURDEN IS NOT MET WHERE RESTRICTION IS NOT AS LIMITED AS PROTESTER ASSERTS AND PROTESTER HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED THAT PERFORMANCE IS NOT POSSIBLE WITH NUMBER OF VEHICLES REQUIRED. 2. INCLUSI...