A firm protested a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contract award for a switch/bypass isolation switch, contending that the awardee's bid was nonresponsive, since it did not include sufficient descriptive literature and offer all accessories required by the solicitation. GAO held that: (1) the awardee did not provide an unequivocal offer to perform the solicitation requirement or sufficient...

Bid of an "equal" product was nonresponsive and should have been rejected by the contracting agency where the bid failed to identify and offer all optional accessories necessary to meet the specifications of the solicitation. Was for an automatic transfer switch/bypass isolation switch (ATS/BIS). Adrian contends that White Plains's bid was nonresponsive because it did not include sufficient descri...