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B-190794 1 (1978-07-31)

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 FILE: B-190794                DATE:   July 31, 1978

 MATTER  OF:    Telex Compiter Producta, Inc.

 DIGEST.

 1.' In procurement of highly technical equip-
    ment, determination of whether a proposal
    is in the competitive range is primarily.
    a matter of administrative discretion with
    the procuring activity and oidinarily will
    be accepted by this Office.absent  a clear
    showing of unreasonableness.

2.  Where proposal lacks sufficient detail to
    alow technical acdeptability, request for
    additional clarification and elaboration
    may be sufficient to-place the offeror on
    notice that deficiencies exist in its pro-
    posal.

3.  If agency, after conducting meaningful
    discussions, is prevented from making an
    affirmative determination of technical
    acceptability due to proposer'e failure
    to provide requested details,, the proposal
    may be eliminated from the competitive
    range without further discussion or re-
    quest for best and final. offer.

    Telex Computer  roducts, Inc. (Telex) protests
any contract award under Reiuest for Propo6sals (RFr)
No. MSFC-S-1-7-AH-00020 issued by th, Procurement
Office, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
Huntsville, Alabama.  Telex contends.that the contrac-
ting officer failed to cdnduct meaningful negotiatidns,
arbitrarily excluded Telex from the competitive rane
and intends to award a contract without adequate compe-
tition and in violation of the requirement to conduct
discussions.


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