B-216038: May 10, 1985

A firm protested the specifications in an Air Force solicitation for word processing equipment, contending that the solicitation was unduly restrictive because it: (1) favored brand name equipment; (2) contained design rather than functional requirements; (3) overstated the government's needs; and (4) was unclear. GAO has held that a contracting agency has broad discretion in identifying its needs...

B-216038: May 10, 1985

SPECIFICATIONS ESTABLISHING MANDATORY TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT VENDOR-SPECIFIC WHERE FIVE OFFERORS OTHER THAN THE ALLEGEDLY FAVORED VENDOR SUBMITTED PROPOSALS WHICH COMPLIED WITH THEM AND WERE FOR OTHER THAN THAT FIRM'S EQUIPMENT. PROTEST THAT AGENCY HAS NOT ADEQUATELY STATED ITS NEEDS IS DENIED WHERE PROTESTER MERELY STATES ITS TECHNICAL DISAGREEMENT WITH THE AGENCY'S DETERMINATION OF ITS N...