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B-286814 1 (2001-02-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptamnk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O0 Comptroller General A a * Integrity Reliability of the United States ~ccountabthty Inert Rea iy United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Inventory Accounting Service File: B-286814 Date: February 7, 2001 Darcy V. Hennessy, Esq., Moore Hennessy & Freeman, for the protester. Maj. David Newsome, Jr., and Col. Michael R. Neds, Department of the Army, for the agency. Paul E. Jordan, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST In solicitation for rental and maintenance of washers and dryers, requirement that, throughout contract term, the machines be no more than 2 or 3 years old, is not unduly restrictive where, based on agency's experience, machines reaching these ages malfunction more frequently than newer machines. DECISION Inventory Accounting Service (AS) protests the specifications in invitation for bids (IFB) No. DABT1O-00-B-0008 issued by the Department of the Army for rental and maintenance of washers and dryers at Fort Benning, Georgia. 1AS asserts that the requirement that machines be no more than 2 or 3 years old is not necessary to meet the agency's needs. We deny the protest. The IFB contemplated the award of an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity type contract for a period of I base year, with 4 option years, to provide, install, and maintain washers and dryers at various locations at Fort Benning. The IFB provided for an annual estimated quantity of 1,010 washers and 915 dryers, with 388 washers and 403 dryers to be located in the Sand Hill Basic Training Area. The IFB specified that all machines installed in the Sand Hill area must be no more than 2 years old from the date of their purchase as new, and that all other machines must be no more than 3 years old. IFB § C-2.d, e. The IFB also provided that, once a machine attained the specified age, it must be replaced with a conforming machine within 30 days of its anniversary date. Id. These requirements are based on the Army's experience

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