B-231173: Jul 12, 1988

A firm protested a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contract award for ribbon cartridges, contending that the awardee should have submitted bid samples, since its product did not conform to the solicited brand-name product. GAO held that: (1) the awardee's product was identical to the solicited product; and (2) FAA had successfully tested the awardee's product. Accordingly, the protest was de...

B-231173: Jul 12, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Specifications - Brand name specifications - Equivalent products - Acceptance criteria DIGEST: Protester's allegation that the brand name product offered by the awardee does not conform to the brand name requested in the solicitation is without merit where the product offered is identical to the brand name solicited and has been successfully tested by the agency. The solicitation pro...