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Paranetric In.atries,  Inc.


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1, Protester's fcr.t sIoi tht-equirement
   in RFPjfor    o-.: only qualified product
   is unn cessarfb't nurerictive is not
   supported by r..'rd since it vaz tech-
   nically deterrmin-.4 that protester's
   product would nor neeI activity's minimun
   iievds, and hontmt difference of technical
   opinion is not tintamount to arbitrary
   action on vrt  c, procurement acrivity
   which would rocuire GAO to substitute its
   opinion for that of agency,

2. While cancell!ton  of previous authovitntivr
   to conduct (PI, r.tetiig on protester's product
   may on its face appear to be arbitrary, record
   supports agncy's  position that no valid basis
   exists to extend qualificatihn teating to
   producrwhich  in its view will not reet its
   needs.


        Parametric Industries, Inc. (Parametric), has protested any
-   award under Defense Elecrronic Supply Center (DESC) request for
   proposals  (RFP) DSA90O-74-R-1536 pending a propor evaluation of
   Parametric's  proposal to supply silicon, rather than germanium
   microwave  mixer diodes called for by the solicitation. Parametric
   contends  that the renuirerent in the REP specifications for the
   use of  germanium in nicrowave mixer diodes is unnecessarily restric-
   tive because  the use of silicon in the diodes would accomplish
   the same  technical results. For the reasons stated we have
   concluded  that Parametric's proposal need not be considered for
   award  since it offered a nonspecification product.

       The RFP--a  qualified products solicitation--issued on
   October  26, 1973, called for proposals on Microwave Mixer Diode,
   Germwnium Point Contact, type 1N263 in accordance with HEL-S-195M0
   and MIL-S-195'jO/191A and for &.'icrowae Nixer Diode, Germaniu.
   Point Contact,  type 1N1838 in accordance with MIL-S-19500 and
   IIIL-S-19500/364.
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