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B-186298 1 (1976-08-09)

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                 co THE-ColVPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION                     OF. THE UNITED STATES
                             WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548




FILE:   B-186298                   DATE:   August 9, 1976

MATTER OF: A.C. Manufacturing Company


DIGEST:

     IFB solicited bids to furnish 159 air conditioners.
     IFB also required bidders to furnish eight data items,
     and provided that bidders could submit firm prices
     for such items, or specific responses such as No
     Charge, 0, or Included in Cost of End Items.
     Award to low bidder, who indicated that cost of
     each data item was Included in cost of end item,
     for only 99 units and all data items was proper
     since low bidder's indication cannot reasonably
     be interpreted as all or none qualification of
     bid.


     Invitation for bids (IFB) No. DAAK01-76-B-5086 was issued on
September 26, 1975, by the United States Army Troop Support
Command, soliciting bids to furnish a total of 159 air conditioners.
Bidders were also required to supply eight data items. Sections
C-9 and C-10(a) of the IFB provided as follows:

     1C-9                  DATA PRICING

     Offerors shall submit firm prices for each data item.
     If a firm price is not entered for each item, a specific
     response must be made indicating that all data is to be
     furnished as part of the consideration for the total
     price.

     C-10    FAILURE TO INSERT RESPONSE TO DATA ITEMS

          (a)  If -offerors fail to insert in the schedule
     opposite the data items listed therein firm prices or
     a specific response such as 'No Charge', 'Included in
     Cost of End Items', 'NIC', '0', 'No Cost', 'X', or
     'Included in Total Price', it shall be considered that
     the price of the data is included in the total contract
     price.'!


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