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B-198876.3 1 (1981-01-02)

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                              THE  COfPTROLLER GENERAL
      DECISION              . OF   THE   UNITED    STATES
                               WASHINGTON. D. C. 20548




      FILE:   B-198876.3            DATE:  January 2, 1981

      MATTER   OF-:The Computer Company--Reconsideration


      DIGEST:

   1.  When otherwise-qualified offeror--who asserts
        failure to demonstrate technical capability in
        one area of benchmark was due to human error
        (other than deficiency in software)--is not
        advised of failure until month after benchmark,
        agency has not met duty to obtain maximum com-
        petition. Evaluators supervising benchmark
        either knew or should have known of failure
        at time it occurred, and question of capa-
        bility could have been resolved immediately
        by re-running exercise in question.

   2.  When offeror has demonstrated ability to meet
       all but one mandatory requirement for telepro-
       cessing system, GAO recommendation that offeror
       be allowed second attempt to successfully com-
       plete benchmark requires re-running only exer-
       cise in question, not entire benchmark.


   3.  Benchmark tests should not be run on pass/
       fail basis. In rare instances where agency
       can justify such a test, evaluators supervising
       benchmark have duty' to point out failures at
       time they occur. If these can be corrected
       during benchmark, offeror should be afforded
       opportunity to do so.


       The Department of Energy requests reconsideration
  of our decision in The Computer Company, B-198876, Octo-
  ber  3, 1980, 80-2 CPD 240. For the reasons indicated
  below, we affirm that decision.







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