B-240173: Oct 16, 1990

A firm protested a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contract award for barcode readers, contending that the awardee: (1) would not furnish domestic end products; (2) did not meet the solicitation requirement that it formally announce its product for marketing purposes before bid opening; and (3) planned to manufacture a product which it was enjoined from manufacturing due to copyright infringem...

B-240173: Oct 16, 1990

PROCUREMENT - Socio-Economic Policies - Preferred products/services - Domestic products - Compliance DIGEST: 1.Protest that agency improperly relied upon awardee's Buy American Act certification in connection with firm's obligation to furnish domestic end products is denied where contracting officer had no information at time of award which would have led her to believe that awardee would not furn...