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B-191008(2) 1 (1978-04-03)

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                                                 0 J CIMPTROLLER GENUFAL
                       DECISION      *   '   - IP  THE   UNITED     STATES
                                                WASHINGTON. D.C. 20546



                       FILE:    B-191008(2)          DATs:  April 3, 1978

                       MATTER  OF:      State Mutual Book and Periodical
                                        Service, Ltd.

                       DIGEST:

                       1.  Rejection of proposal which takes exception
                           to solicitation delivery rejuirement is
                           proper.

                      2.   Protest of solicitation provision which is
                           filed after rejection of proposal is -n-
                           timely under GAO Bti, Protest Procedur.s
                           and is not for .consideration on the merits.

                           Scate Mutual Book and Periodical Service,
                      Ltd. has protested the rejection of its offer
                      (which was allegedly lower-priced than that
                      cf the successful offeror) under solicitation
                      'o. DADAlS-78-R-0011  issued by the Department
                      of the-Army, Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
                      lfashington, D. C., for the supply of foreign
                      medical journals.

                           According to the protester, its offer wps
                      rejected, inter alia, because it took exception
                      to the following solicitation requirement:

                           Deliver ies

                           4(a) All journals must be shipped from
                           the contractor's shipping point in the
                           United States to the library, Walte-
                           Reed Army Institute of Reseirch via
                           United Parcel Service or coiiparable
                           delivery service.  Delivery by United
                           States mail is not acceptabl. *C*7*
                           (Emphasis added.)
                      The protester offered to make deliveries through the
                      U.S. Postal service.






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