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B-182717 1 (1975-06-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadchv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: . THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISi3N . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C.20 48 FILE: B-182717 DATE: June 16, 1975 97/g7 MATTER OF: Interad, Ltd. DIGEST: 1. Protester reasonably interpreted descriptive literature clause as not requiring statement by bidder acknowledging one-year warranty obligation, since a warranty is not generally consid- ered part of the product specifications within the meaning of the Descriptive Literature clause and contractor's warranty obligation was explicitly set forth in IFB. 2. Agency's requirement that bidder's descriptive literature reit- erate obligation to provide maintenance-operation instruction manuals provided no greater assurance that Government's needs would be satisfied and unnecessarily increased chances that bids would be found nonresponsive. 3. IFB was defective in that it failed to set out in a manner as detailed as practical the nature and extent of the descriptive literature requirement. Canceled invitation should be readver- tised in accordance with descriptive literature requirements. Invitation for bids (IFB) No. 75-8 was issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the supply of 15 radio receivers, with an option for 7 additional units. Among the conditions of the IFB was the following REQUIREMENT FOR DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE: *(a) Descriptive Literature as specified in this invitation for bids must be furnished as a part of the bid and must be received before the time set for opening bids. The literature furnished must be identified to show the item in the bid to which it pertains. The descriptive literature is required to establish, for the purposes of bid evaluation and award, details of the products the bidder proposes to furnish as to product data sheet showing specifications. (b) Failure of descriptive literature to show that the product offered conforms to the specifications and other requirements of this Invitation for Bids - 1 -

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