https://www.gao.gov/products/140095

B-236167: Nov 20, 1989

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for photographic processors, contending that: (1) the awardee's product did not comply with the solicitation requirements or the manufacturer's ideal specifications; and (2) it would have offered less expensive models had it known that the Air Force would judge proposals only against expressly listed requirements. GAO held that the: (1) design differenc...

https://www.gao.gov/products/437561

B-236167: Nov 20, 1989

Where industry literature establishes that the differences are immaterial and do not affect the ability of the low offeror's product to meet the solicitation requirements. Hope alleges that Kreonite's models are not compliant with the RFP requirements. The various processors in the RFP were identified by Hope part numbers. One requirement was that the processors contain a "leaderless material tran...