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B-191320 1 (1978-05-12)

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FILE= 3-191320                DATE:  Nay 1.2 1978

MAT  rER OF:Colonial Ford Truck Sales, lic.


DIGEST:

1.    Where contract has been terminared for con-
      venience protest of award of contr.Act to non-
      responsive bidder is moot.

 2.   Agency reasonably determined that solicitation
      was unduly restrict've bacause it specified one
      manufacturer's part number which exceeded the
      agency's minimum needs in this case and hindered
      competition.

      Colonial Ford Truck Sales, Inc. (Colonial)
protests the decision of the Defense Logistics Agency
(DLA) not to award a contract. to Colonial under
invitation for bids (IFB) USA-600-77-B-0273, issued
by the Defense Fuel Supply Center (DFSC), Alexandria,
Virginia.

      The IFB rolicited bids for the supply of
automatic transmission fluid, described as Ford
Motor Co, Part No. ClAZ-19582C.  Octagon, which
offered Exxon's qualified product No. 2P-640911,
was dotermined to be the low responsive bidder for
the entire quantity solicited and award was made to
Octagon.

      Colonial protested to the agency because unlike
Colonial's bid, Octagon offered a product other than
the Ford Motor Company part specified in the solici-
tation. When this protest was denied, Colonial pro-
tested to this Office on the same grounds.

      The agency has since terminated the contract
with Octagon for convenience and has stated its
intention to re3olicit its requirements with a less
restrictive description accurately reflecting its
minimum needs. Nevertheless, Colonial has continued
to assert that award of the contract should be made
to it under the original solicitation.







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