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Product Testing Archive
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Ceradyne, Inc. B-406479.2, August 15, 2012
Posted on September 5, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Ceradyne, Inc. Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest is denied where protester fails to demonstrate that agency’s statistical testing methodology unreasonably restricts competition. General Counsel PC Highlight: Ceradyne, Inc. protested the terms of an RFP for... -
Rocamar Engineering Services, Inc., B-406514, June 20, 2012
Posted on June 27, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Rocamar Engineering Services, Inc. Agency: Department of State Disposition: Protest Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest against the rejection of the protestor’s proposal of a modular bastion wall defense system for failing a fire/burn test conducted by the agency is sustained where... -
Tennier Industries, Inc., B-403336.2; B-403336.3, October 26, 2010
Posted on February 17, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protests denied. Keywords: Product testing General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Although an offeror may present its own test results showing that its product meets the required specifications, this does not establish that the agency’s test results are unreasonable,... -
Standard Heater Tube, Inc., B-403155, September 24, 2010
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Brand Name or Equal; Product Testing General Counsel P.C. Highlight: The establishment of testing procedures is matter within the technical expertise of the procuring activity, and GAO will not object to the imposition... -
Ashbury International Group, Inc., B-401123; B-401123.2, June 1, 2009
Posted on June 1, 2009 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: United States Marine Corps Disposition: Protest sustained. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: 1. Protest that agency misevaluated awardee’s proposal is sustained where record shows that, while solicitation provided that agency would conduct extensive testing on submitted product samples, it failed to conduct testing... -
Armorworks Enterprises, LLC, B-400394.3, March 31, 2009
Posted on March 31, 2009 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest dismissed. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Decision: Protest challenging agency’s body armor testing, which is based on findings contained in a Department of Defense Inspector General Report, is dismissed where the findings contained in the report do not...
