B-221329: Apr 25, 1986

A firm protested a Navy contract award for stern tube seal assemblies, contending that: (1) the awardee's seal did not meet the solicitation specification that the Navy must approve a seal's design; and (2) because the seal did not meet a particular performance requirement, it could not have been retested prior to the proposal due date. GAO held that: (1) since the awardee's proposal complied with...

B-221329: Apr 25, 1986

WHERE THE SOLICITATION DOES NOT REQUIRE PREAWARD TESTING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OFFERED SEAL ASSEMBLIES MEET A PARTICULAR SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR WHICH NONE OF THE APPROVED SEALS HAVE BEEN TESTED BY THE CONTRACTING AGENCY. PROTEST THAT THE AWARD SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO AN OFFEROR WHOSE SEAL WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY TESTED FOR MEETING THE REQUIREMENT LACKS MERIT. ANY PROTEST THAT THE SOLICITATION SHOUL...