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B-194110 1 (1980-01-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhwa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UJ LLe&,1qmroA TH-AT PYr0 0,J-0- S $0/i daiJ Fqi L e THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL* DEECISION & (j OF THE UNITED STATES WAS H IN G TO N. .C. 20548 FILE: B-194110 DATE: January 9, 1980 ATTER OF: Telephonics Corporation-Ogg DIGEST: 1. When statements by protester and contracting agency conflict as to availability of records allegedly required for preparation of pro- posals, in absence of additional evidence from protester, who has burden of proof, GAO cannot conclude that the records were avail- able. 2. When contracting agency determines that records requested by potential offeror for preparation of proposal are either unavailable or incom- plete, agency need not extend closing date for receipt of proposals for purpose of dis- tributing records to all offerors. 3.. Where information on existing telephone system is unavailable or incomplete, but extent of work required for new system may be estimated by offerors making site visits, agency need not spend great sums of money to eliminate need for site visits, and specifications are sufficiently definite. 4. Contracting agency is not required to com- .pensate for advantage of incumbent contractor unless it results from preference or unfair action on part of Government. Telephonics Corporation (Telephonics) protests the award of a contract for furnishing, installing, and main- taining an automatic telephone system at the United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut.- o The protester argues that the solicitation failed to provide sufficient information to allow it to prepare a proposal intelligently and favored the local, operating telephone company, which had installed and maintained the existing phone system and thus had exclusive access to records showing details of that system. For the following reason, we find Telephonics' protest without legal merit.

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