A firm protested an Army contract award for furniture storage frames and panels, contending that its product was the only one that met all specifications. GAO held that the Army properly placed its order with the lowest offerer, since: (1) its products satisfied the Army's requirements at a lower price than the protester's; (2) all offerers were advised that they could offer equivalent products; a...

PROCUREMENT - Special Procurement Methods/Categories - Federal Supply Schedule - Purchase Orders - Equivalent Products - Propriety DIGEST: Issuance of a delivery order to Federal Supply Schedule contractor who responded to request for quotations (RFQ) by proposing items which did not literally meet the RFQ's specifications is not objectionable where contractor's items were functionally equivalent...