Two firms protested certain actions taken by the Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) under a solicitation for radio frequency cable. The solicitation required two lots of cable with different characteristics and required certain brands of cable or their equal. DISC terminated a contract that was awarded to the first protester for the second lot; the other lot was also awarded to the first prot...

PROTEST AGAINST AGENCY TERMINATION OF CONTRACT IS DENIED WHERE AWARD HAD BEEN MADE ON A BID OFFERING AN "EQUAL" PRODUCT RADIO TRANSMISSION CABLE AND THE DESCRIPTIVE MATERIAL DID NOT DEMONSTRATE THAT THE OFFERED PRODUCT POSSESSED ALL THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE "BRAND NAME" PRODUCT. IF THAT INFORMATION WAS IN EXISTENCE PRIOR TO BID OPENING. " CANNOT BE CONSIDERED NOTICE OF AWARD SINCE AWARD...