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B-177793 1 (1973-08-08)

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                My letter dated Mhp),1773, end prior correspondence, you
            r *at the avard of a contract to Optimu mystem Ineorporated
                )*#by the Thwrorental Protectios Agency (EPA, under request
            for propots (M) H, WA 722135o The contractv as avardsd'.n
            Januar7 12, 1973, pursuant to a determination by EPA that there
            flsua critical). *dfor the services inrvied.

                Se e lp vs was ', naputer t easharing ser-ices which would
            pode, on a nati~oz2 scale, automti data processinc capability
            tbr EPA' 01=   w ater ualty data yatem and various other sytwa.
            Proposals were received fro   the Boeing ,cpuxter Servios, -In
            corporated (S3), which van the incumbent contractor and from 05!.
            Award was rde to 0S becaus its ttechnical and business proposals
            wre tov-r to be acceptable an because 031's proposed ratos produced
            s4 evaluted sticated cost appraciably lover than that of Dll.
                It is your contention that DC8 vas the oily acceptable offeror
           tMder the W?, that 09I tea not have the capabflity to provide the
           service required by the RFP, and that the evaluation was not conducted
           In accordance with the provision eat forth ir thie solicitation.
           Futh e r@, you dispute EA's deteratnation that 0 1vas the tow
           Offeror. We vcllconsider these points aepsn~ly.

                Torn first contention Is that ax's timomsharing system, WYLWR,
           nowut attisfy the fbfowing MIPrequirewat.
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