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[Request for Reconsideration of Sustained Protest Under Air Force RFP]

B-222181.2: Nov 10, 1986

The Air Force requested reconsideration of a firm's sustained protest that it improperly relaxed the specifications under a solicitation for portable radios, contending that the GAO decision to grant the protester reimbursement for its bid and protest costs was based on factual errors. GAO held that: (1) a blanket offer of compliance by an offerer is not an adequate substitute for detailed and com...

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B-222181.2, NOV 10, 1986, 86-2 CPD 542

B-222181.2: Nov 10, 1986

THE SUBSEQUENT SUBMISSION BY THE OFFEROR OF A BLANKET STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE OFFER COMPLIANT. AGENCY'S ARGUMENT THAT ITS OWN PRODUCT TEST RESULTS JUSTIFY ACCEPTANCE OF A PRODUCT NOTWITHSTANDING TECHNICAL LITERATURE SHOWING PRODUCT'S NONCOMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT IS REJECTED WHERE TESTS WERE ESSENTIALLY FIELD TESTS WHICH DID NOT ADDRESS COMPLIANCE W...

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