https://www.gao.gov/products/131264

B-224432: Oct 7, 1986

A firm protested the Air Force's issuance of an allegedly defective brand-name-or-equal solicitation for servo amplifiers, and the rejection of its low bid without consideration of its descriptive literature. The protester contended that: (1) the solicitation's brand-name-or-equal purchase description was defective because the solicitation specified a non-commercial brand-name part number; (2) the...

https://www.gao.gov/products/449321

B-224432: Oct 7, 1986

IS UNTIMELY. BOTH PROTESTER'S SUBSEQUENT SUBMISSION OF BROCHURES AND ITS ADVICE THAT THE SAME BROCHURES WERE AVAILABLE IN THE CONTRACTING AGENCY'S COPY OF THE THOMAS REGISTER OCCURRED AFTER AWARD. PERFORMANCE CONTROLS CONTENDS THAT THE IFB'S BRAND NAME OR EQUAL PURCHASE DESCRIPTION IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE IFB SPECIFIED A NON COMMERCIAL KINTEC PART NUMBER. THESE CONTENTIONS CONSTITUTE ALLEGATIONS...