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B-275390.5 1 (1997-05-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafui0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE A protected decision was issued on the date below and was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This version has been redacted or approved by the parties involved for public release. Matter of: Henschel, Inc. File: B-275390.5 Date: May 14, 1997 D. Whitney Thornton II, Esq., and Joel Freid, Esq., Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, for the protester. Sam Zalman Gdanski, Esq., for Dynalec Corporation, an intervenor. Benjamin G. Perkins, Esq., and Amalia Evola, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Susan K McAuliffe, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where request for proposals (RFP) designates a specific brand name part, but permits consideration of an alternate product that is physically, mechanically, electrically, and functionally interchangeable with the product identified in the RFP, protest of award to offeror of alternate product is sustained where agency failed to reasonably confirm that alternate product met material characteristics of named part number. DECISION Henschel, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Dynalec Corporation under request for proposals (RFP) No. SP0430-96-R-2173, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for digital airflow panels. The panels are used in airflow monitoring systems in ships; the panel is an integral part of the system and interfaces with an airflow sensor (not procured under this RFP) located in the ventilation duct of the monitored compartment. Henschel contends that the agency improperly determined that the panel offered by Dynalec was interchangeable with the named Henschel panel requested by the solicitation; the protester states that there are material differences between its named part and Dynalec's part. The protester contends that the agency improperly relaxed material, more costly performance specifications of its named part. We sustain the protest.

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