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[Protest of DLA Solicitation for Welder Electrode Holders]

B-239516: Aug 29, 1990

A firm protested a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) solicitation for welder electrode holders, contending that DLA improperly: (1) determined that its alternate product was unacceptable; and (2) included specific part numbers in the solicitation, making it a sole-source procurement. GAO held that the solicitation's inclusion of specific part numbers was unobjectionable under small purchase procedure...

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B-239516, Aug 29, 1990, 90-2 CPD 178

B-239516: Aug 29, 1990

Small purchase procedures are specifically excepted from the full and open competition requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 and the mandatory use of commercial item descriptions. The solicitation was issued on March 26. The required item is a positive grip. It was described in the RFQ by the manufacturer's name and part number: "holder. The protest was denied on the ground th...

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