B-272321: Sep 27, 1996

A firm protested the Defense Industrial Supply Center's (DISC) rejection of its bid for close tolerance screws, contending that DISC unfairly required that it submit documentation showing that its product would be manufactured by an acceptable source. GAO held that: (1) DISC properly rejected the protester's bid as technically unacceptable, since the protester failed to provide original documentat...

B-272321: Sep 27, 1996

The procurement was conducted under simplified acquisition procedures authorized by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA). The RFQ was issued by DISC under "automated" procedures using the DISC electronic bulletin board to solicit and receive quotations. Firms desiring access to the electronic bulletin board to review the RFQs and submit quotations are required to enter into smal...