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B-192799 1 (1979-01-10)

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                        THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISI~lN .    ., OF THE UNITED STATES
                      Z W  SASHINGTON.  D.C.  20549
                        VNI   EV


FILE:  B-192799


DATE: January 10, 1979


MATTER  OF: School Transportation Co., Inc.


DIGEST:


    Allegation that contractor is performing
    school transportation contract with buses 00
    ha-t-do-not meetl,:ertain specific provisionsJ
    of IFB is matter of contract administration
    and not for resolution under bid protest
    procedures.

    School  Transportation Co., Inc. (School), protests
 the award of a contract made to James M. Smith, Inc.
 (Smith), under solicitation number DABTOI-78-B-0077 for
 the transportation of children residing on the Fort
 Rucker Military Reservation to nearby schools.

     School contends that Smith's bid was nonresponsive;
that Smith was not responsible; and that Smith is perform-
ing the contract with vehicles that do not comply with
certain provisions of the invitation for bids (IFB).

      School's protest centers on Smith's alleged failure
 to comply with IFB Section F, item F3, which provides:

     The contractor agrees to furnish
     and operate school buses not more than
     ten years old*, meeting specifications
     and standards as established by state
     and local regulations (which can be
     reviewed at Transportation Office,
     Fort Rucker, Alabama).  Buses used for
     transportation of students to Carroll
     High, and East Gate will contain a
     minimum of 15 inches of seating space
     per student, and for on post schools a
     minimum of 13 inches of seating space
     per student. (* model year)


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