https://www.gao.gov/products/148130

B-249859: Dec 7, 1992

A firm protested a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) purchase order for mechanical seals, contending that the DLA failure to evaluate its product deprived it of a reasonable opportunity to compete. GAO held that: (1) there was no basis for concluding that DLA unreasonably delayed evaluating the protester's product; and (2) DLA was unable to complete the requisite review in time to make an award that...

https://www.gao.gov/products/402041

B-249859: Dec 7, 1992

PROCUREMENT Competitive Negotiation Alternate offers Rejection Propriety Protest that agency failed to provide reasonable opportunity for offeror to qualify its alternate product is denied where agency was unable to complete the requisite review in time to make an award which would satisfy its need for the specified item. For which there were a number of high priority back-orders. RFQ HR38 was iss...