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B-177750 1 (1973-05-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadog0001 and id is 1 raw text is: • Ir - COMPTnOLLER GENFRAL OF ThiE UNITED STATES . f WA.5HireTon. K)C. 204 1-177750 Hay 3), l973 Vmputer Time Corporation 3835 Cls Stroot Denver, Colorado 80207 Attoation: Hr. SheldonB 5. Sheftel Vice Prosidet Centlamnt Reference is mde to your latters of February 26, 1973, mad prior correspondence, pr'testng avard to any other bidder under invitation for bids (170) MS 10-73 Issued by the tation4l Bureau of Stvndarda (KDS) Contracting Office, sBoulder, Colorado. The 1F7, issued October 4, 1972, eafled for an stinated 7 wmonths of tiIr-haring computer servic. Six bids were opened on ovember 22, 1972. After evaluation of bidn, it ws dntormined that the Computcr Sharing Services, Inc. (CSS), total evaluated price of $2,319.38 was titsovest received, and the Computer Tine Corporation (CtC) bid evaluated at $2p600.36 vas the second lowest. By letter dated Decebor 4., 1972, CTC protested to ND3 on the basis that tho bid evaluation factor prescribed in paragraph 1.6.2 of the specificatious was tmreasonable. ?aregraph 1.6.2 provideds Frogra duplicaltion and the time required to check out the pro -aa after trasfor wil bo an e~ied expenso to the Government and the cost thereof will be a factor in tie avaluatcon of bids. Accordingly. and for evaluation purposes only. the aaount of $1,000.00 will be added to each bid which requires program duplication and check out after transfer. C1 cootendcd that this provlaon unduly psalized alpotential suppliers except CSS, the current contractor. By letter of Nember 22, 1972, BS denied the protest, stating that the evaluation factor represents an accurate depic- tion of the costs that the Goverammt will incur if a change In vendors is required. 113S also stated that the protest was untisaly, sinc. CIC had 49 days before bid opening to protest the PUBLISHED DECISION 52 Comp. Con.___ L(F

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