Datatrol Inc. v. State Purchasing Agent

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that bidding was required on a contract for a lottery computer system which involved both the purchase of equipment, for which bidding was required under G.L.c. 7, §22, and the provision of computer support services
• “specifications must state the quantity and quality of the work required with as much certainty and definiteness as may be practicable”
• competitive bidding statute applied where RFP provided contract could involve equipment purchase, and operating and maintenance services in contract were incidental to equipment purchase
• disappointed bidder challenged use of problem solving bid specification not authorized under statute

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).