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B-266145 1 (1996-01-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaduf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Metermod Instrument Associates, Inc. File: B-266145 Date: January 25, 1996 Frank M. Rapoport, Esq., Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, for the protester. Tony Casoria, for MK Electronics, an interested party. Charles J. Roedersheimer, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Jacqueline Maeder, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency improperly disclosed protester's price during conduct of procurement is denied where allegation is unsupported by any evidence in the record. DECISION Metermod Instrument Associates, Inc. protests the issuance of purchase order No. SP0920-95-M-124 to MK Electronics under a request for quotations (RFQ) issued by the Defense Electronics Supply Center (DESC), Defense Logistics Agency, for 33 wattmeters used in a load bank tester. Metermod alleges that the agency disclosed its price to MK Electronics and failed to either inform Metermod of an extended closing date for quotations or ask Metermod for a best and final offer (BAFO). We deny the protest. The RFQ in question was issued by DESC under the simplified procedures initiated by the agency for purchases up to $25,000 in which RFQs are transmitted directly to an electronic bulletin board (EBB) maintained by the agency and generally remain on the EBB for 30 days. Firms desiring access to the EBB to review the RFQs and to submit quotes are required to register with the agency. Once registered, vendors can access the EBB by contacting an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) service provider,1 or through the vendors' own personal computers by dialing a telephone number or logging on to the Internet. Currently, vendors can provide quotes in 1The agency maintains and makes available to interested vendors a list of EDI service providers that have been certified by the Department of Defense. 833125

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