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B-204842 1 (1981-10-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjul0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-204842 DATE: October 7, 1981 MATTER OF: National Mediation Board--Request for advance decision DIGEST: 1. Agency must evaluate offeror's proposed rate of $7.50 maximum per page for a copy of a transcript requested by the agency or the public at the rate of $7.50 per page. 2. GAO recommends that agency reject a proposal, which includes unreasonably high rate of up to $7.50 per page for a copy of a transcript requested by the public, since under the Federal Advisory Committee Act an agency is obligated to make copies of transcripts available to the public at reasonable prices. The National Mediation Board (Board), through a certifying officer, requests our advance decision on the propriety of making a contract award to Alderson Reporting Company (Alderson) under request for pro- posals (RFP) No. 81/01 for certain reporting services. The Board's request was prompted in part by a protest filed with the Board by the ACME Reporting Company, Inc. (ACME). ACME contends that Alderson's proposal is unacceptable because (1) Alderson did not submit a fixed price for additional transcript copies requested by the Board or the public and (2) Alderson's proposed maximum price for such additional copies violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1976). We conclude that (1) Alderson's proposed price for additional transcript copies must be evaluated at $7.50 per page and (2) Alderson's proposal is unacceptable because the $7.50 per page price for additional transcript copies requested by the public is unreasonably high. T -

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