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                   COMPTROLLER GENERAL Or TWE UNITIEL STATICS
                             WASRIINGTOl. D.C. tV0548


      B-1779O1My 43 1973




      Digita1 Conputer Controls, Incorporated
      22 Industrlul IRoad
      Fairf;eld, few Jersey 07035
           Attention: i. Phil.lip I. Rfield
                       Vice President - lHarketina

      Gentlemen 2

           Reference is made to your letters dated Jarutry 25 and .areh 22,
       1973, concernina the award of a contract to Daccnies, Incorporatedp,
       the prime contractor under Department of Cotnourco contract 11o. 3-35132
       (EP2-35377), Atofurnish upper air dadicated corputer systems. You
       protest any award o a oubcoutract to Data General Corporation under
       titu contract.

           Departm nt of Coicrce colicitoton   . 2-35377  ans issued
      April 20, 1972, ith a clocin date an amended or' June 2, 1972.
      Daconics vac one of fou firms (of the oit that reiponded) considerr4
      to be in the co..;netitive range. flone ot t.oue firma propone* the une
      of you- D-116 co.auter. in iLs initial proposal. Dacontcs initially
      prupoced only th3t. unof Data General Corporation a IOVA computers in
      the system it intended to tarnish. lfvaotia ion were conducted ith
      each of the tour tirts, and they were subrcq'tently requested to aub-
      nit their best and final otters by August 3.0 1972.

           In cubraittins their bout and tinttl offers, both Daconico and r & i!
      Syctena (one of the other four ftir:: inelu dea in the no otiotiono) sub-
      mittc  alternate propocalo utili.iuG your D-116 co.mputer. Daonico
      ottor for its pryoaal utilizing the Data ceueral U,1OVA conputors ima
      $1,719,770. Its offer under the altezaf.t proposal utilizing your D-f16
      cozputers vaa $1,626,768. On lovember 22, .T721, Dconics' proposal
      based upon the use o Data General 's NOVA ccputers was accepted end
      award vws mae.

           Insofar as your protest ray relate to the awmrd of the prie
      contract, we note that by letter daxted December 28, 1972, to the a.fanoy
      you protested the mandated une of Data Geno-Ndl' liOVA )200 Series


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