B-216800: Apr 23, 1985

A manufacturer of the products offered by the low bidder under a Veterans Administration (VA) invitation for bids (IFB) protested the rejection of its low bid and the contract award to another bidder. The IFB called for brand name or equal hospital equipment, and VA found that the low bid was nonresponsive because it failed to show that its equipment met all of the salient characteristics of the b...

B-216800: Apr 23, 1985

IS AN "INTERESTED PARTY" UNDER GAO'S BID PROTEST PROCEDURES TO PROTEST REJECTION OR ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS UNDER THE IFB. BIDS - INVITATION FOR BIDS - SPECIFICATIONS - BRAND NAME OR EQUAL - "EQUAL" PRODUCT EVALUATION - SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS NOT MET 2.WHERE AN "EQUAL" ITEM HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN TO MEET THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF A BRAND NAME PRODUCT IS A BRAND NAME OR EQUAL PROCUREMENT. WHERE SEPARA...