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B-177887 1 (1973-06-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaacws0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES fl *, WASHINGTONJ. D.C. 10146 ,3-I 7 29 . 1131 ID=177MJune 29, )733 Uieute.wnt General Hoard I. Penmey / Director, Defcmne mapping Agency Dear General Penney: \ t' We have conoidered the protest of the Arterft COmpany against the bid evaluatioa provisims of invitatins Noss DMA70073.B-0170 ani -0197 relating to the costs of timvel and per diem of Government inspectcrs at prospective contractors' plants located outside the Hetvtliz.i St. Louis, Mieouri, er a.. Your Ciief of Staff has abitted to our OfTce rorts dated Zirh 2 and April 30, 1973, justifying the use and application of thece travel costs as 'rorcaseeabl costo * * * resulting from di ,Treuces in inspection * X (Arn2.407.5). spectricaaay, it ise statedg S* * Providnc a peraon to perform ouch a function represents a real cant '-o the Dqctrtnent or Defense, both in terms of nalary and travel. ince the salary of an inspector is a constant not dependent upon the locatici of the oitractor, it in not a recescary conideration in prewarvC evaluation. That cost ill ah=src be the cane (once the contr .2tor bas develsped the cna'sty to pertorm). 1[wever, the cost of travel is dcpedent rpc the location of the contractor's production fanility and represents a vniable rec.J costa-oe that can be Adentifle4 for each bidder. The evUntion provision reads a mfoflc-s: i. Ormt EVAWATIC? rACTOPW One of the method descibed in a. and b. below shall be ued, at nppropro te, to dote-rntne the amowt to be used in evauating each bid uutmttted by a bidder who plana contract performance cuts* side the metropolitan St. l Lis, n0 aam. a. TRAVEL A D PER DIt C ' : The coat of weven (7) rmd trips by one fiho tccatnical reprenentative to upend a total of forty-nine (h9) dya at to contractor's ftcality to perfonm inasection nd/or quality survtillance. Ostu rll be coauted for travel by ccacrcial air (tarist PUBLISHED DECJSIQTI BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE PUL . D-EJSO ,I / % +(

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