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[Protest Against DCSC Contract Award for Pump Vanes]

B-231474: Sep 9, 1988

A firm protested a Defense Construction Supply Center (DCSC) contract award for pump vanes, contending that DCSC improperly determined that the awardee's equipment was a technically acceptable alternate, since: (1) DCSC did not conduct first-article testing; and (2) the awardee failed to submit adequate performance data. GAO held that DCSC reasonably determined that the awardee's equipment conform...

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B-231474, Sep 9, 1988, 88-2 CPD 225

B-231474: Sep 9, 1988

The pump itself is manufactured by Blackmer and is used to defuel helicopters aboard ship. The Products Offered clause explains that the RFP specifies brand name models that the government knows are acceptable (most often models that have been approved by the original equipment manufacturer) and that the government lacks detailed specifications or sufficient data to determine the acceptability of...

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