A firm protested an Air Force contract award for computer disk drive components, contending that the Air Force: (1) inadequately discussed technical deficiencies in its bid; and (2) did not allow it to respond to a new requirement. GAO held that the Air Force: (1) conducted adequate discussions; and (2) properly awarded the contract, since it reasonably determined that the new requirement would ha...

Where brand name or equal solicitation required descriptive material for equal offers in order to establish technical equivalency and two rounds of discussions were held. Agency was not required to remind offeror to furnish necessary information in its final proposal. 2. Was proper where no other technically acceptable offers were received and agency reasonably determined there would be no differe...