B-274059: Nov 18, 1996

A firm protested an Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) solicitation for shotguns, contending that certain specifications unduly restricted competition and were unnecessary for INS to satisfy its minimum needs. GAO held that: (1) certain solicitation requirements were unduly restrictive of competition; and (2) INS did not consider in detail the relative merits of the protester's product a...

B-274059: Nov 18, 1996

Protest against solicitation requirements relating to construction and safety of shotguns is sustained where record does not establish that requirements are necessary to meet agency's minimum needs. Mossberg maintains that certain of the RFP's requirements unduly restrict competition and are unnecessary for the agency to satisfy its minimum needs. Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract f...