B-224339: Aug 22, 1986

A firm protested an Army contract award for mobile storage systems, contending that the awardee's product did not meet the solicitation specifications. GAO held that: (1) because federal supply service vendor quotations were informational responses, there was no requirement that the quotation comply precisely with the solicitation specifications; and (2) where the quoted equipment does not meet ev...

B-224339: Aug 22, 1986

CONTRACTS - REQUESTS FOR QUOTATIONS - PURCHASES ON BASIS OF QUOTATIONS DIGEST: A FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE VENDOR'S QUOTATION IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ) IS NOT AN OFFER DEFINING PRECISELY WHAT THE VENDOR WILL DO AT WHAT PRICE BUT. OTHER VENDORS WILL NOT BE PREJUDICED BY THE AWARD. THAT THE ORDER THUS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED WITH SPACESAVER AS THE ONLY RESPONDENT WHOSE SYSTEM MEETS...