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B-190632 1 (1978-08-04)

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                                    TH0COMPTROLLER CE1NHAL
             M CISION    .' ..OPTHE          U iTrE D   TAT   8        ,
                            W'A*B' WABtiINGT0.N,   D.C. F00548



            FI:.:                       DATE:   AugitAt  c1978
                   8-190632
            MATTER  OF:
                         Computer Sciences Corporation

            DIGEST:'


            1.P Disappoinited offeror in negotiated procure-



  mon
                     witin' mapiig  fsection 20.1, GAO Bid
                 Protest Procedures, even though proposal
                 had allegedly ezpired, since active pursuit
                 of protest can revive rroposal.

            2.  Where agency ordering office's unconven-
                 tiohal negotiated solicitation document
                 requitld scheduledontractors to furnis
                 coies of already Utfcctive contract,mod-
                 ifications .bytspecific time, but did not
                 warnv. that Cailure to com~1y swould eiiminae
                 co 'Lracorv,,'rom consideration for award of
                 orderc, proitest by 6itrptor 'olowing its
                 elil~natiofl from procuremes't is not based
                 upoh111any..appdtwit solicitation iit.'ropriety.
                 Rathbrl,pt'otest wi& timely' filed within 10

   I               k
                workng  dayn.,after protester knew basis for
                iproteseidotion from procuremant for
   j            failure to furnish copy of conttact modifica-

            3.  Contention by interested party (successful
                otfetrothat  its ability to respond poaprotest.
                was hampered becausei protest correspondencewas
                erroneousy sent to branch  'fficeoather than
                company headquarters is withut meritiwhoere
                differentL represeni'a,tives of company gaye conob
                flicting instructionstatrto    furresh
                should be sentofl ay encany evenL comany had
                more tha  normaln.10s working days in which to
                prepar   fe Ls cofidients.

            4v* Ininegotiated procyre, h where schedule con-
                 tractors were ompeting for award of orders for
                 particular project, circumstances indicate that
                 proteser adequately comlunicated its offer to

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