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B-292546 1 (2003-10-14)

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United States General Accounting Office
Washington, DC 20548


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         Decision


         Matter of:  CAMS Inc.

         File:       B-292546

         Date:       October 14, 2003

         Timothy W. Knudsen for the protester.
         Edward C. Hintz, Esq., and Richard Ferguson, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the
         agency.
         Charles W. Morrow, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General
         Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
         DIGEST

         Agency improperly placed an order based on a request for quotations that provided
         that final inspection and acceptance must be at the actual manufacturing facility
         based upon a quotation that provides for inspection and acceptance at facility where
         the supplies are to be packaged.
         DECISION

         CAMS  Inc. protests the issuance of a purchase order to The Flinchbaugh Co., Inc.
         under request for quotations (RFQ) No. SP0760-03-Q-E828, a small business
         set-aside, issued by the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC), for cable support
         plates. CAMS asserts that Flinchbaugh's quote is unacceptable because it failed to
         comply with the solicitation's inspection and acceptance requirements.

         We sustain the protest.

         DSCC  issued the RFQ on April 14, 2003, to acquire 297 cable support plates with an
         option for an additional 297 plates. The RFQ provided for a best value award of a
         fixed-priced order based on a comparative assessment of offeror's prices, quoted
         deliveries, and past performance. RFQ § M. By amendment, the base quantity
         amount was increased to 675 plates and the option quantity was increased to
         675 plates. In the Item Description, section B of the RFQ, it was stated:

               FINAL INSPECTION  AND ACCEPTANCE OF MATERIAL SHALL BE
               AT THE ACTUAL  MANUFACTURING FACILITY. TECHNICAL
               INSPECTION  IS REQUIRED.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE

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