B-228089: Nov 6, 1987

A firm protested certain specifications under an Air Force solicitation for attic insulation, contending that: (1) certain technical requirements were unduly restrictive; and (2) the Air Force discriminated against it, since it could not supply the required product. GAO held that the: (1) protester did not show that the requirements were unreasonable; and (2) fact that the protester could not meet...

B-228089: Nov 6, 1987

PROCUREMENT - Specifications - Minimum Needs Standards - Competitive Restrictions - Allegation Substantiation - Evidence Sufficiency DIGEST: Protest that specification is in excess of contracting agency's minimum needs and is unduly restrictive of competition is denied where there is no showing that agency lacked a reasonable basis for requiring inert batt insulation in attics of military family h...