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B-405854 1 (2012-01-06)

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A         G     A     0                                                Comptroller General
,  n    Accountability - Integrity * Reliability                       of the United States
  United States Government Accountability Office
  Washington, DC 20548



           Decision


           Matter of: ADM International, Inc.

           File:       B-405854

           Date:       January 6, 2012

           John J. Bikus, ADM International, Inc., for the protester.
           Gregory Harding, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency.
           Eric M. Ransom, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
           GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
           DIGEST

           Under brand name or equal solicitation, protester's quotation was properly rejected
           where the protester failed to demonstrate that its product satisfied the salient
           characteristics and other requirements set forth in the solicitation.
           DECISION

           ADM International, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, protests the issuance of an order to
           Shaw Industries, Inc., of Dalton, Georgia, by the Department of the Air Force, under
           request for quotations (RFQ) No. FA5205-11-Q-HN12, a brand name or equal
           procurement for carpet with backing and adhesive.

           We deny the protest.

           The Air Force issued the RFQ on August 3, 2011, to procure carpet with backing and
           adhesive for regular maintenance and repair of military family housing at Misawa Air
           Base, Japan. Seven vendors submitted quotations in response to the RFQ.
           Following an initial review on September 2, the Air Force determined that none of
           the quotations fully met the RFQ's information submission requirements. As a result,
           the Air Force decided to amend the RFQ to require vendors to submit manufacturer
           data verifying the features of their carpets, and to submit laboratory-issued, or
           manufacturer-signed, test certificates verifying various test results for the vendors'
           products.

           On September 7, the Air Force issued the RFQ amendment to the seven original
           vendors. The amendment required vendors to submit revised quotations including:
           (1) verification of carpet, backing, and adhesive features; (2) sample carpet with

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