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B-187435 1 (1977-03-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadele0001 and id is 1 raw text is: James Vickers Proc. THU COMPTMOLLEN SENERAL *D CISION .UP THE UNITE D eUTATEs WASHINUTON, D.C. 2OSE C FILE: B-187435 DATE: M 15, 1977 MATTE-R OF: Informatics, Inc. DIGEST: 1. Where RP requires offerors to assume file system of incumbent contractor which may not exceed 20,000 f as and contracting agency has available data th'at shows file contains less thn 1,500 files and har contained that mount for substantial period of time, such information sholsd have been included in RFP to allow offerors to realistically price proposals. Recommendation to made that negotiations be reopenod and another round of best and final offers be received and evAlnated. 2. Recorddoes not support allegation that contractor gained unfair competitive advantage by conducting teat to prove certain capability to contracting agency vith view to modifying aontract. Conduct of test vas within discretion of agency in -area of contract administra- tion and fact that capability was required under pending solicita- tion of contract does not alter finding. Oa My 28, 1976, io Department of Cmmerce (Commerce) issued request for proposals (RFP) No. 6-36995 for the preparation of patent data for patent Zull text data base. for the Patuat and Trademark Office. On August 12, 1976, a contract was awarded to International Computaprint Corporation (ICC) for the requirement, wibch ward has been protested to our Office by Inforwa tics, Inc. (Informatica). For a clear understanding of the protest, a review of the history of the Patent and Trademark Office's requirement and prior solicitations for the service is necessary. Under the contract, the contractor will be furnished a number qf approved patents per vseek which are to be- converted 'into machine language on magnetic comuter tape. Several different types of tapes are to be prodibed for various uses. Master tapes are to be prepared containing the full text of the approved patenta whitch willbe avail- able for distribution to industries desiring to store current patent I ' - . - ~~~- 1 - - - -- . --

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