United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2010-12-28 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-05-05 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. GA 1.13:B-274748.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274748-3 P0b002ee180b9bd0a f:2747483 DGPO 2010-12-28 2011-12-29 GAOREPORTS-B-274748-3 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-274748-3 B-274748.3 Comptroller General Decision

Although Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, dealing with purchases of commercial products, permits requirements to be stated in broad functional or performance terms instead of in detailed specifications, it requires a contracting agency to describe its need for commercial items in "sufficient detail for potential offerors of commercial items to know which commercial products or services to offer," such that a solicitation is flawed where it does not include sufficient information to allow commercial vendors to understand the agency's requirements. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274748-3/html/GAOREPORTS-B-274748-3.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274748-3/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-274748-3.pdf GAO/B-274748.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274748-3 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-274748.3; Matter of:National Aeronautics and Space Administration--; Title 10 Section 2305(a) 10 U.S.C. 2305(a)