A firm protested an Air Force contract award for a vertical turbine saltwater pump, contending that the Air Force improperly rejected its bid as nonresponsive. GAO held that the Air Force reasonably determined that the protester's descriptive literature failed to show its product's compliance with the solicitation's specifications. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

Listed 12 requirements with which offered pumps were required to comply and identified 2 pumps. Which stated: "(c) The failure of descriptive literature to show that the product offered conforms to the requirements of this solicitation will require rejection of the bid.". 496 and was the lowest bid to be found responsive. The primary requirement with which the agency was concerned states: "Mountin...