Alleged Restrictive Nature of Solicitation

The protester objected to a request for proposals which specified that a mandatory database management software package would be furnished by the Government to the successful offeror, contending that this condition improperly restricted competition since only companies with International Business Machine equipment could use the package. The use of the package in this case was not found to be clearly lacking a reasonable basis and, since several offerors were competing for the award, competition was not unduly limited.