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B-187033 1 (1976-12-17)

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          PILE:  3-167033                    OATS;   Du      17- irE

          MATTER   OF:       Atlantic I-Ray kervica, Inc.


          DIGEST:


                       Protester failed to provide any descriptive
                       literature with bid in response to brand
                       use or- equal solicitation. Rspomnding to
                       agency query, protestar provided such
                       literature subsequent to bid opening.
                       Since agency could not discernifrom this
                       descriptive literature whether bidder's
                       product met agency's reqairements, bid
                       was properly rejected am nouresponsive..
                       Mrcver,  pursuant to-NASA P.R. 1.1206-3(b%
                       bid was also nouresponive based on protester's
                       Intent to modify product (ilthout clear
                       descrijtion) subsequent to bid opening.


             By-letter dated July 20, '976, Atlantic X-Ray Service. Inc.
        (Atlantic), has, rotisted tio avard of a contract to the Picker
        Corporation (PicAdr) Iinder iviit' ion for bids (In) 1-104-4050.0334,
        :Lsued on Jude110 ;'1976, by ke National Aeronautics and Space
        AdministtatiLA ( SA) on a b&nd  name 'or equal basis for a medical
        1-ray system. Pursuant to tiAtprovisions of ASA Procurement Regulation
        (PR.)  1.1206-2,(1975 ed.) thtIFB identified the brand name-products
        as those of Pickar. At bid epening on June 25, 1976, the following
        bids were received:

                    Atlantic                       $17,467

                    Picker                          209460

                    General Electric Corporation    30,643

             Atlantic which bid on an eual basc asserts that:  (1) it was
        the low responsive,bidder; (2)     . equipment upon which it'bid met or
        scaded   all specifications it tho IFB; (3) the warranty offered 'by
        Atlantic was supetior to the warranties offered by other biddere; (4)
        NASA did not hsvm cufficient information to properly evaluate its bid.





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