B-279714: Jul 14, 1998

A firm protested an Army solicitation for repair and maintenance of surgical instruments, contending that the terms of the solicitation were unduly restrictive. GAO held that the Army: (1) reasonably determined that the solicitation's requirements met its needs; and (2) was not required to eliminate the competitive advantages of bidders located closer to the site of performance, since the advantag...

B-279714: Jul 14, 1998

Protest that solicitation requirements for monthly on-site maintenance tasks and relatively fast turn-around time for off-site repairs are unduly restrictive of competition is denied where record establishes that the requirements were reasonably designed to ensure that the agency's actual needs would be met. 2. Agency is not required to structure solicitation requirements to eliminate competitive...