B-261837.2,B-261837.3: Dec 19, 1995

A firm protested a Navy solicitation for laundry equipment rentals, contending that the: (1) requirement for new equipment was unduly restrictive; (2) solicitation did not provide adequate information so that bidders could effectively prepare their bids; and (3) Navy should have delayed discussions and the submission of best-and-final offers (BAFO). GAO held that the: (1) protester untimely filed...

B-261837.2,B-261837.3: Dec 19, 1995

Protest against solicitation provision requiring that offerors provide new laundry equipment is denied where record establishes that the agency had a reasonable basis for excluding used equipment. Protest that solicitation did not adequately identify technical factors used to determine product acceptability is denied where technical acceptability requirements on a "go/no-go" basis were explicitly...