B-232201: Nov 23, 1988

A firm protested an Army solicitation for petroleum pipeline sets, contending that the Army had no reasonable basis to procure the required products on a total-package basis. GAO held that the Army reasonably chose to procure on a total-package basis to ensure component compatability and minimize the technical, schedule, and cost risks. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

B-232201: Nov 23, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Specifications - Minimum needs standards - Total package procurement - Propriety DIGEST: Agency determination to procure pipeline system on package basis rather than break out components for separate competitive procurement is not subject to objection where the decision was based on a reasonable need to minimize the cost and technical risks of ensuring compatibility among the compone...