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 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2000-06-09 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-284943 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-284943 P0b002ee18fd481a2 f:284943 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-284943 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-284943 B-284943 Comptroller General Decision 1. In deciding whether to place an order for brand name software under a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract, agency is not required to first consider the unsolicited offer of an alternate software product from a vendor that does not have an FSS contract.<p/>2. A protester that does not have a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract is not an interested party to challenge an agency's determination as to its minimum needs and its decision to conduct a limited competition among FSS vendors for a particular brand name software. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-284943/html/GAOREPORTS-B-284943.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-284943/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-284943.pdf GAO/B-284943 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-284943 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-284943; Sales Resources Consultants, Inc., B-284943; B-284943.2, June 9, 2000;