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B-192305 1 (1978-12-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgst0001 and id is 1 raw text is: t. THE_ TH-COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION .OF THE UNITED STATES 5 WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-192305 DATE: December 22, 1978 MATTER OF: Dictaphone Corporation cg DIGEST: 1. Protestallegation that agency failed to request formal price.quotations on mandatory Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) procurementjis denied, since regulations prohibit .such re- quests. 2. Protester has not shown that agency determina- tion that dictation system offered under FSS contract meets its needs is unreasonable. 3. Awardee has taken no exception to Government requirements. Whether awardee does or has provided equipment that meets Government requirements is a matter of contract administra- tion, and not for GAO consideration. 4. Since Government can fulfill its minimum needs under mandatory FSS contract, it would be improper for Government to purchase dictation system which admittedly would require purchase of component on the open market. Dictaphone Corporation (Dictaphone) has protested the award-by the Department of the Army (Army), Fort Ord, California, of a delivery order under a General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract to Lanier Business Products, Inc. (Lanier), for a dictation system for the Silas-B. Hays Army. Hospital. Dictaphone alleges that it was not requested or permitted to supply a formal written quote on this procurement and, therefore, the Government's best inter- ests are not being served. Dictaphone also contends that the Lanier dictation system being purchased will not interface properly with the existing telephone system, OkL

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