B-277095:
Sep 2, 1997
A firm protested the terms of a Navy Public Works Center solicitation for installation of a radio fire alarm reporting system, contending that the: (1) brand-name specification was unnecessarily restrictive of competition; and (2) Navy should have used an invitation for bids rather than a request for quotations to solicit its requirements. GAO held that the Navy: (1) demonstrated a reasonable basi...