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[Protest of Customs Service Contract Award]

B-218786: Aug 20, 1985

A firm protested a Customs Service contract award, contending that: (1) the agency's determination that its product was unacceptable was unjustified; (2) because there were no product specifications, the awardee had an unfair advantage; (3) part of the procurement should have been on a competitive instead of a sole-source basis; (4) the procurement should have been set aside for a small business;...

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B-218786, AUG 20, 1985, 85-2 CPD 198

B-218786: Aug 20, 1985

SOLE-SOURCE AWARD IS JUSTIFIED WHERE AGENCY REASONABLY BELIEVES AT THE TIME OF AWARD THAT ONLY ONE VENDOR CAN PROVIDE A PRODUCT THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH ITS EXISTING SYSTEM AND MEET ITS NEEDS. WHERE THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY NECESSITY FOR PROCURING 26 LOOP EXTENDERS ON A NONCOMPETITIVE BASIS FROM THE SAME SOURCE WHERE DIAL NUMBER RECORDERS ARE JUSTIFIABLY BEING OBTAINED SOLE-SOURCE. AGENCY ACQU...

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