B-243617: Jul 19, 1991

A firm protested a Tennessee Air National Guard (ANG) solicitation for a propeller vibration control system, contending that the specifications: (1) were unduly restrictive; and (2) did not reflect the requirement to balance the propellers. GAO held that: (1) ANG properly used manufacturer part numbers to describe its requirement, since it did not preclude vendors from offering equal items; and (2...

B-243617: Jul 19, 1991

General Accounting Office dismisses protest against specifications for balancer/analyzer equipment for use on C-130H aircraft propellers as unduly restrictive where procurement is conducted under small purchase procedures and protester's offer of an alternate item has not yet been evaluated by the agency to determine its acceptability. Helitune contends that the specifications are unduly restricti...