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FILE:      .-190864           DATE:   May 11, 1978

(,ATTER OF:         Sensor Technology, Inc.


DIGEST:

1.   Contention that proposal was unfairly and
     improperly determined to be technically unaccept-
     able because of numerous deficiencies cited by
     grantee's consultant is found to be without merit
     upon review of record.

 2.  Where alleged potential competitor for -other grants
     or contracts is technical evaluator for grantee,
     Euch matter does not constitute violation of organ-
     izational conflict of interest regulation in OMB
     Circular 110, Attachment 0, or ERDA Federal
     Assistance Manual.


     Sensor  Technology, Inc. (Sensor), has filed a
 complaint concerning the award of a contract to
 Solarex Corporation (Solarex) by the Mississippi County
 Community College (MCCC) pursuant to a grant from
 the Department of Energy (DOE).

      The contract is for supplyirg silicon concen-
 trator cells and modules which will be incorporated
 in a terrestrial linear focus photovoltaic ccncentra-
 tor system located at MCCC.

      Five proposals were received in response to a
 request for proposalV issued by MCCC on October 17,
 1977.  The proposals were evaluated by TEAM, Inc.,
 a consultant to MCCC, and following discussions,
 award of the contract to Solarex was recommended by
 TEAM on November 9, 1977, to the Board of Trustees
 of MCCC, which concurred in the recommendation.

      Sensor's complaint is based on what it contends
 are numerous irregularities in the ..-valuation and
 awarding of the contract. Sensor argues that it

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