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B-272380 1 (1996-09-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaeiv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Network Engineering, Inc. File: B-272380 Date: September 16, 1996 Milton C. Harper for the protester. Larry Loughrey for Imaging Technology Corporation, an intervenor. Susan Bernstein, Esq., and Robert S. Brock, Esq., Federal Emergency Management Agency, for the agency. Christine Davis, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. In a procurement for computerized photographic identification card systems, the awardee's proposed card printer reasonably satisfied a requirement for upgradeable printer memory since it is possible to upgrade the printer's memory by replacing the printer's programmable read-only memory module. 2. An agency reasonably accepted the awardee's general statement of compliance with a solicitation requirement, notwithstanding that the solicitation called for descriptive literature, since the agency also accepted a similar statement of compliance from the protester and thus treated both offerors equally. DECISION Network Engineering, Inc. (NEI) protests the award of a contract for computerized photographic identification card systems to Imaging Technology Corporation (ITC) under request for proposals (RFP) No. EMW-96-RP-0019, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The protester contends that the awardee's proposal was technically unacceptable because its proposed printer did not comply with the specifications. We deny the protest. The RFP, which was issued on April 22, 1996, sought proposals for 15 computerized photographic identification card systems, including training, maintenance and warranty services, on a firm, fixed-price basis. The card systems were to produce identification cards featuring, among other things, the employee's photograph, personal information, signature, and the FEMA seal. Each card system was to include an image-capturing device such as a video camera; an IBM-compatible 523916

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