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[Protest of Air Force Solicitation Specification as Unduly Restrictive]

B-231480.3: Sep 28, 1988

A firm protested an Air Force solicitation for automatic stovetop fire extinguishing devices, contending that the requirement for an automatic exhaust fan shut-off was unduly restrictive. GAO held that the protester did not show that the Air Force lacked a reasonable basis to require the shut-off. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

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B-231480.3, Sep 28, 1988, 88-2 CPD 292

B-231480.3: Sep 28, 1988

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 protester. Is unduly restrictive of competition. The protester stated that continued operation of the exhaust fan was necess...

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