B-219902: Oct 17, 1985

A firm protested an Air Force delivery order placed under a multiple award schedule contract, contending that the delivery order violated procurement regulations by identifying the awardee's product as the only one which would meet its minimum needs. The protester argued that its product met the agency's needs and was lower in cost than, and operationally as reliable as, the awardee's product. How...

B-219902: Oct 17, 1985

CONTRACTS - FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE - PURCHASES FOR SYSTEM - MULTI AWARD SCHEDULE CONTRACTS - MINIMUM NEEDS REQUIREMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF A DELIVERY ORDER FOR PRINTING EQUIPMENT TO MULTIPLE AWARD FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTOR BY PROTESTER WITH SIMILAR FSS CONTRACT IS DENIED WHERE AGENCY REASONABLY DETERMINED THAT AWARDEE'S ON-LINE EQUIPMENT...