B-271016: Jun 5, 1996

A firm protested a Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) contract award for pedestrian radiation detection equipment, contending that the awardee failed to: (1) certify that its proposed equipment met the detection sensitivity and false alarm rate specification; and (2) comply with the solicitation's commercial product requirement. GAO held that DNA: (1) improperly evaluated proposals without regard to the...

B-271016: Jun 5, 1996

Protest that agency improperly relaxed requirement regarding performance certifications is denied where there is no showing that the protester was prejudiced by the agency's actions. Is the result of a minor modification which does not change the product's physical characteristics or function. Which is weapons grade highly enriched uranium or plutonium. Section C.3 of the RFP stated: "Proposals sh...