B-271882,B-271882.2: Aug 26, 1996

A firm protested an Army contract award for a Global Positioning System receiver, contending that the awardee's proposed product was not a nondevelopmental item (NDI) as the solicitation required. GAO held that the: (1) awardee's proposed product was not NDI, and was significantly different from the awardee's prototype; (2) Army unreasonably determined that the awardee's product satisfied the soli...

B-271882,B-271882.2: Aug 26, 1996

Trimble protests that Rockwell's offered receiver is not a nondevelopmental item (NDI). The global positioning system (GPS) is a space-based navigation system that provides military users worldwide with precise three-dimensional position. [1] GPS receiver used by general purpose forces is the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR). Which both Trimble and Rockwell have previously provided. Than...