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B-180247 1 (1974-07-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcdh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DIECISIO FILE: B-180 MATTER OF DIGEST: N ~247 1L THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL LOF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20546 4 0 43 ca DATE: July 11, 1974 Bristol Electronics, Inc.; E-Systems, Inc., Memcor Division Contract should not have been awarded to offeror who quoted option price in excess of ceiling in RFP, since it was prejudicial to other offerors and contrary to best interests of Government, and therefore, negotiations should be reopened to either cure deviation in accepted proposal or to issue amendment to RFP deleting option price ceiling, notwithstanding action will amount to auction technique, as GAO does not believe that improper award must be allowed to stand solely to avoid impli- cations of auction situation. On November 27, 1973, request for proposals (RFP) No. DAABO5- 74-R-0362, was issued by the United States Army Electronics Command (ECOM), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The RFP solicited proposals for a specified quantity of AN/PRC ( ) radio sets and RT-841 ( )/PRC transmitters, and included an option provision for the purchase of up to an additional 100 percent of the specified quantity of items. In response to the RFP, five proposals were Ranked in order of price from lowest to highest, follows: Cincinnati Electronics Corp. (Cincinnati) Bristol Electronics, Inc. (Bristol) Sentinel Electronics, Inc. (Sentinel) Electrospace, Inc. (Electrospace) E-Systems, Inc. (MEMCOR Div) (E-Systems) - 1 - submitted. they were as pUBUISIED DTCMSICN 54 parnp. Gen ......... CV.5-.241

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