Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: Jan. 28, 1988
Whether the specifications in the Invitation to Bid OC2787E1, which state that bids "will be awarded only to John Deere Industrial Dealers who are factory-authorized to sell and service new John Deere industrial products," and that "[a]ll parts used must be genuine John Deere parts" unlawfully restrict competition or are arbitrary and capricious.ITB which limited BIDS for auto parts to only parties which are John Deere dealers was allowed because auto parts do not have to be genuine Deere parts
