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B-186864 1 (1976-09-29)

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                          .. THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION        .        .   OF   THE    UNITED      STATES
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FILE:  B-186864                    DATE:   September 29, 1976

MATTER OF: Racon, Inc.


DIGEST:


     Allegation that offered brand name product did not
     meet requirements of salient characteristic listed
     in brand name or equal solicitation is primarily
     for resolution by contracting agency and technical
     determination of this nature will be overturned
     only where shown to be unreasonable. Since record
     indicates agency's interpretation of specification
     and determination that brand name offeror complied
     with requirement was.reasonable, protest is denied.

     Racon, Inc. (Racon) protests the award of a contract to
Omni Spectra, Inc. (Omni) under Request for Proposals (RFP)
ST-76-50, issued by the Department of State (State).

     The subject FRP contained a brand name or equal purchase
description listing Omni as the brand name manufacturer and the
Omni Model 300 microwave & intrusion alarm with standby battery
Model BA-20 (Omni Model 300) as the .brand name product. Omni
offered the referenced brand name product in its proposal. Racon
alleges that this product does not meet the intent or wording of
salient characteristic No. 5 of the solicitation, which provides:

     5.  Modulation: The T/R shall provide four
          selectable channels of operation, each
          with a different modulation frequency,
          permitting operation of up to four
          separate T/R systems in close proximity
          to each other without interference.

Racon asserts that Omni's Model 300 does not meet salient characteristic
No. 5, because only the transmitter component (T) provides four
selectable channels and the receiver component (R) does not. Racon
states that both the T and R components must provide for four
selectable channels in order to satisfy the specification as written.





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