B-219644.4: Jul 7, 1986

The Army requested reconsideration of a decision which sustained a protest against its contract award for telephone systems. GAO had: (1) held that the Army erred in rejecting the protester's bid for a system that required additional equipment to ensure its technical acceptability because it did not inform the protester that the bid was deficient; (2) recommended that the Army not exercise any del...

B-219644.4: Jul 7, 1986

SINCE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DID NOT MAKE AWARD ON THE BASIS OF INITIAL PROPOSALS AND THE ALTERNATE PROPOSAL WAS WITHIN THE COMPETITIVE RANGE. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING THE ITT TELECOM PRODUCTS CORPORATION (ITT) 3100 ELECTRONIC KEY TELEPHONE SYSTEM WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF SAN/BAR'S BLOCK "B" PROTEST. WERE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE. IT IS APPARENT THAT THEY DID SO ONLY WITH RESERVATIONS. AMONG THE PRO...