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B-178886 1 (1973-10-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadfl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Lq a --0T 3 '1973 p 0 Fried, Frank, Harrio$ ShrvEr and KUmpalman Attoraey at Lw T4 600 Raw 11ampehire Avenue, NW. Wao'hinstons Do C6 20037 AttentionasKennethivekramr, equire Gentlewent Further reference is made to your letters dated June 12 and August 16, 1973, protesting on behalf of 11obility Systems and Equip- befnt Company (HUSE)against its exclusion from negotiations under request for proposals (RYP) No, DOT-UT-30008, esbed by the Depa4rt- moat of Transportation. You contend that the olicitatlon failed to inform offerors a . . how the Govornment would evaluate their cost proposals and the anticipated cost-shari g by contractors; that the evaluation factors fit forth in the RFP were no broad as to be zeaningloss; and that 11H was arbitrarily determined to be outside the competitive range and excluded from negotiations. You state that the determination that HSE was not ithin the competitive range was premised largely ..upon the Govrnment's erroneous belief that a small minority-owned business such as ME should not and could not compete against the 4149 ;'gitzts' of Aaerican industry. . For the reasons stated below, your proteat is denied, The above-referenced soliditatioa for design concepts of a Dual M{ode Transit System Program was issued on February 6, 1973. A bidders conference was hold on February 28, 1973, at which SE was present. The questions and ansmrs discussed during the conference were tncorporated into Amendment 1 to the solicitation, which was issued on farch 13, 1973. Questions 1 through 11. and 17 of Amend- sent I dealt with coat and cost-haring consideration, and the re- maining 32 questions ot a technical nature. The closing date for receipt of technical proposals was April 2, 19733 and the cost and busines management proposals were dtve on April 9, 1973. S E par- ticipat.6 in the procurement until the procuring agency advised It t. -eI! * f -- p. ' I j +++(,. , . V, , I ' -- O9I,,t' z. .. . *

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