B-247198: May 11, 1992

A firm protested an Army solicitation for refuse collection, contending that specifications regarding: (1) truck washing were restrictive; and (2) refuse size, weight, and quantity were unreasonable. GAO held that the Army reasonably based its requirements on sanitary waste disposal requirements, its lack of on-post wash facilities, and residential refuge regulations. Accordingly, the protest was...

B-247198: May 11, 1992

That the truck washing specification was overly restrictive and that the specification regarding unrestricted size. Quantity of refuse to be collected was unreasonable. /2/ The determination of the government's minimum needs and the best method of accommodating those needs are primarily the responsibility of contracting agencies. We have recognized that government procurement officials. Since they...