Article Date: 02/19/2016

Board Interprets “Brand Name or Equal” Specification

A “brand name or equal” specification allowed the contractor to furnish the specified brand without modification, even if the spec listed “salient characteristics” not possessed by the specified brand. If the government wanted features added to the off-the-shelf item, it had to expressly state that requirement.

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