A firm protested the Army's decision to restrict competition to two other bidders under a solicitation for night sight devices, contending that: (1) the solicitation's technical data package was adequate for a fully competitive procurement; and (2) it could produce the device without first-article testing and without unacceptable risk, since it had experience equivalent to that of the other firms...

Protest challenging basis for contracting agency's decision to restrict competition to two sources is timely where filed prior to closing date for initial proposals since it concerns alleged solicitation impropriety. Protest to General Accounting Office did not have to be filed within 10 days after agency's response to letter. Since specific grounds for objecting to restriction were not apparent u...