B-220949: Feb 25, 1986

A firm protested a Department of Agriculture contract award for a lathe and accessories, contending that: (1) some of the technical specifications were waived in order to accept the awardee's lower-priced quote; and (2) although it also distributed the award model, it did not offer the model because it did not conform to the specifications. GAO has held that: (1) an agency may not solicit a quotat...

B-220949: Feb 25, 1986

OTHER REMEDIES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. DISCOUNT STATES THAT IT IS A DISTRIBUTOR OF ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS AND THAT IT DID NOT QUOTE THE MODEL OFFERED BY DISCOUNT BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF LATHE DID NOT CONFORM TO AGRICULTURE'S SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE AGENCY REJECTED ONE QUOTE PRICED LOWER THAN NATIONAL'S AND DISCOUNT'S QUOTES BECAUSE THE LATHE OFFERED WAS CONSIDERED "TOO BIG.". IT WAS 1/4 O...