B-271835: Jul 31, 1996

A firm protested a Navy solicitation for carbine sound and flash suppressors, contending that the: (1) Navy failed to allow adequate time for bidders to submit bid samples; (2) Navy improperly downgraded the performance specifications to accommodate a particular bidder; and (3) solicitation improperly penalized bidders with state-of-the-art designs. GAO held that the: (1) protester had adequate ti...

B-271835: Jul 31, 1996

Protest that agency did not permit sufficient time for offerors to submit product samples is denied where the agency permitted more than the statutorily required 30 days. Adequate competition was expected. There is no indication that the agency deliberately attempted to exclude the protester from the procurement and. The protester was made aware of the general requirement more than 4 months before...