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                COMPTRC)LERi 'JL1IEHAL OF THE UNITED STATES
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 Da17173tf                                AUG 2 9 1973



 Al Htnkjement Services, Ina*
 ,F.O. Box 9961
 fl Pazno, Texas 79990

     Attention:lMr. V. I. Bchocnfedt
                 Presidezt
 Gentleren%

     We again rter to ycur telgra' of Ky 25p 197, Mand subsequent
 correspcudence, protesting thi awxrd undo to 04 AtLantic Services,
 c. (Old Atlantic), imOer request for propmnls (wv ) £t621.q3,,am
 O158 for x s attendant suntea at the XA.trn   omps Air Btaticn,
 Beaufort, S#uth Carolina#Iuedt by the l tal ZLhP Y   nter, aOrleaton,
 South Carolia, on Aprfl6# 1973.

     You contend tlaxt Old Atlantics offexd ritce is not swficient to
met the ninimzt man-inghour requirement tated lin the uollcttatics.

     Pararopb (a) of aection V*D of the nolicltation states that the
vutbmision of manirg ckrts hoe total hours i'ial more than 5 percent
beltw the stated GMvernnent estimate my result tn njectton of the
offer without furtb& negotiaticns (unless the otferor clearly aubutan-
tiates the annin dffer ence with specific docwamttion deflntratinl(
that the offeror can perform the required services satiufactorfly with
such fewer hours).

     The Govennt'n estimate stated that 231 mjgutrn ;ould be required
on vee1das a nd 167 tanhouro on wcckendz. Old Atlanticl' manit chart
which choved &222 'nliwr for wecldays and 162 for wrekenda was therttore
Nithin 5 percent o the etimte (95-1/3 perent thtreot) vnd did not
require justificatioi.

     Purthcr, scinec the Govr:vnt 'i avurgevoti td labor co3t for
93 percent of it ianhcur etirate % nm$193,23.37, thc cantracting o.te
ncr, vhcn c xetnins Old Atlatic's offcr af? p19,199, concluded t at it
(1) bore a reasonable relationship to, and (2) did nolt rubattntially vai.y
ith the nber of offered snlourni.

     In 51 Cc-p. On. 303 (1971), ye stared that:

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