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(Limitation of Competition by Insisting on Unnecessary
Requirements]. E-187SE0. September 14, 1977. 8 pp.
Decision re: Burton K. Myers and Co.; by Robert F. Keller,
Deputy cemptrcller General.
Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900).
Contact: Office of the General Counsel: Procurement Law II.
Budget Function: General Government: Other General Government
(806).
Organitatic Concerned: Small Business Administration.
Authority: Small Business Act, sec. 7(i, j). 53 Coup. Gen. 522.
54 Coup. Gen. 294. 55 Comp. Gen. 366. 53 Coap. Gen. 102. 54
Comp. Gen. 606. 55 Coup. Gen. 432. 38 Comp. Gen. 190. 54
Coap. Gen. 445. 54 Coup. Gen. 452. 55 Comp. Gen. 1019. 55
Cuap. 'en. 1024. E-184691 (1976). B-176420 (1973). 8-187497
(1977).
The protester protested several aspects of a request
for proposals, contending that the agency unduly limited
competition by insisting on unnecessary requirementa. It appears
that the solicitation restricticn based on area boundaries
rather thau on a specified number of miles from central points
was more restrictive than the latter approach, and the agency
needs could be met by the latter approach. The agency should
examine the restriction prior to utilizing it in future
procurements. The agency decision to procure by means of an
overall package approach for a variety of services was not
subject to cbjection. (Author/SC)
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