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B-189737 1 (1977-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfln0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE! CnMPTRgL- s UNERAL DECISION . r THE UNI 4TATEM ' WABMINGTON, L 205493 FILE: 3-189737 DATE: DEcember 2J, 1977 MATTEA OF: GTCO Corporation DIGEST: Contract awarded on basis of initial proposal without dizussion to only offeror proposing to meet specifications is proper where agency had reason to believe itan was urgently required. GTCO Corporation (GTCO) irotests the rejection of its proposal under request for proposals (RFP) No. N60921-77-R-0075 by the ;'aval Supply Systems Command, U.S. Navy (Navy), and award of a contract to Altek Corporation (Altek) at a highe: price. GTCO contends the Navy was arbitrary in rejecting its proposal with- out discussions for failure to meet the accuracy speci- ficaticn when, in fact, the unit offered could be made to meet the specifications in all respects. The RFP called for fixed price offers to deliver withit 20 days a graphic digitizing system which was neh.dei to digitize, for computer analysis, pnotugraphic and t'.±llographic recordings of exploiion tests. Of 28 companies solicited, 4 submitted offers. The lowest offeror was disqualified on grounds of nonresponsibility, leaving GTCO as the apparent low offeror. The Navy deter- mined that the unit offered by GTCO did not meet the accuracy specification and, without discussions, awarded a contract to Altek at a price of $26,400 whereas GTCO's proposed price was $19,3'5. Section F.1.2.4 of the specifications provided: Absolute Accuracy: Within +.005. Accuracy requirement must be met even when material being digitized contains pencil or ink marks. GTCO submitted with its proposal, a brochure entitled Datatizer which included general specifications showing - 1 -

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