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B-183532 1 (1975-08-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcpw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION W OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FILE: B-183532 DATE: Ag5, August 8, 1975 MATTER OF: Information Consultants, Incorporated DIGEST: Proposal to supply computer timesharing services initially considered within competitive range was properly determined technically unacceptable and no longer within competitive range where it failed required benchmark/live test demonstra- tion used to show that computer system would meet perform- ance specifications as determination whether proposal is technically acceptable is matter of administrative discre- tion which will not be disturbed where, as here, there is not clear showing of abuse. Moreover, possible lower cost of proposal will not be controlling where unacceptable technical proposal involved. On August 15, 1974, request for proposals (RFP) No. 5-35008 was issued by the United States Department of Commerce for the procurement of computer timesharing services to be used by the Social and Economic Services Administration (SESA). The closing date for submission of proposals was set for September 16, 1974. The procurement was reopened and the RFP amended on November 1, 1974, to provide for two changes in the specifications, and the closing date was extended to November 29, 1974, at which time three proposals were received. On January 23, 1975, a letter was issued reducing the number of terminals required and requesting that the best and final offers be submitted no later than January 31, 1975. The RFP as amended required that a benchmark run (live test demonstration) be made on each offeror's system. Rehab Computer was scheduled for a benchmark, but withdrew its proposal and a benchmark was not conducted. The remaining two firms, First Data Corporation, and Information Consultants, Inc. (ICI), the protester here, were scheduled and had benchmarks conducted on their systems. On December 18, 1974, First Data Corporation was benchmarked successfully and was found to be in compliance with the RFP. The benchmark for ICI was scheduled and conducted on February 3, 1975. The report of the SESA technical committee dated February 24, 1975, recommended award to First Data Corporation and stated that ICI's deficiencies in meeting the requirement of the RFP, precluded its - 1 -

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