B-237794: Feb 23, 1990

A firm protested a Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) contract award to any other bidder for connector plugs, contending that: (1) UNICOR improperly rejected its low bid; and (2) the solicitation did not mention a qualified products list (QPL). GAO held that UNICOR unreasonably: (1) rejected the protester's bid, since solicitation did not identify the procurement as restricted to QPL products; and...

B-237794: Feb 23, 1990

Connecticut. /1/ UNICOR rejected Comspace's bid on the basis that Comspace was not listed as an offeror of products on a qualified products list (QPL) at bid opening. The protester basically alleges that the IFB did not identify the acquisition as subject to a qualification requirement and that it was not made aware of the QPL requirement prior to bid opening. Five bids were received by bid openin...