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B-278925 1 (1998-04-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahqz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Wincor Management Group, Inc. File: B-278925 Date: April 10, 1998 Allen D. Westbrook for the protester. Marian E. Sullivan, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. John Van Schaik, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Although specifications for the lease of commercial washers and dryers are stated in broad functional terms and include only minimal physical characteristics, protest that the specifications should be more clearly defined is denied since the specifications are sufficiently detailed so as to provide all offerors with a common understanding of what is required under the contract in order that they can compete intelligently on a relatively equal basis. 2. Protest that a requirements format is not appropriate for a contract for the lease of commercial washers and dryers is denied where, consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulation § 16.503(b), the contracting agency anticipates a recurring need for the washers and dryers but it cannot predetermine the precise quantities of machines that will be needed. DECISION Wincor Management Group, Inc. protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. F41636-97-R-0115, issued by the Department of the Air Force for a requirements contract for the lease and maintenance of washers and dryers for Lackland Air Force Base. We deny the protest. The RFP sought proposals for a base year and 4 option years. The contractor is to lease to the Air Force all of the washers and dryers that the Air Force requires in the dormitories at Lackland Air Force Base and provide maintenance on those machines during the life of the contract. The contractor is to own the machines and will retake possession of them at the end of the contract.

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