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[Protest of VA Contract Award for Computerized Axial Tomography Equipment Services]

B-228050: Nov 2, 1987

A firm protested any Veterans Administration (VA) award for computerized axial tomography equipment and services, contending that: (1) VA should have set aside the solicitation for small businesses; (2) the incumbent contractor and the original equipment manufacturer had an unfair advantage; (3) VA improperly required brand-name replacement parts and x-ray tubes; and (4) the awardee did not have s...

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B-228050, Nov 2, 1987, 87-2 CPD 428

B-228050: Nov 2, 1987

Even though the service previously was acquired by set-aside. The agency is not required to equalize the competitive advantage enjoyed by the original manufacturer. Protest is denied. GAO will not consider protests regarding the propriety of a manufacturer's alleged limitation on the availability of its products. 000 slices for maintenance of the machine. ("Slice" is the technical term describing...

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