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B-176077(1) 1 (1973-01-26)

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             COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                      WASHINGTON. fl.C. 20548


3-176o77(1)                                Ji       93: .

                                           JAN 2 6 1973

  Law Offtcee
ages, 6 tteo
Suits 308, Zd144*11 bnldng
1730 K Streeot, N.W.
Wasltngton, D.C. -20004

     Attention   Warren A. Mustet r equir.e
Gent lemen:                                                           .

     Further ref erenee- to ade to the June 19, 1971, letter
of NO& Stat. L.bwatoiy, Aearo ated, and so -your *ubsquent
corTepoz4.ence oM itt behalf, protaiugast the rjee-
ti-of itt ptepesal subsisted     deroqutit t Ltor propesals
(U'): DADA17-7t-R-0601, tasud by the United $tates Ary
Medianl Rs#a'reb aad Deve.opment Ceuiaand,. WAshiagqon, DC.
     The ecli   teitn. wts for taboratoty Unilysa screen-
in in conintetoa vith the Departmeat of Defnse drug ab*use
program. Sectlon D- of the !RF  provided for an  nitial evalu-
tion of written proposals- o ta basis of  nswexe to techn.icl
questions set f*orth tn that Santtoa. .foleve d by an evaluation
Of reeoAtso lenese of pri .  T third phase of the evAenStiOn
involved the submission of quality control speeia samples to
those off erer. wlthin a .AnpetUve ran&* for laboratory
protesstng   .leven of the  17 offerers s ubmi ttg proposals
were nelecned, for tbl  a.Isb.ratory tas.tilng, and two of those
firms, Vashla$to   Rife -rnee Lb     ry, Inc. (VAL), and
Iteehsmxt. Proeedure.s, -chleved a   aetuiay rating of over
90 er~e ut' Contraets Vere subsequent-ly Awa*red to.WfL and
Boebetical. Procaurts foer $2,31 an-d $2.i9 per speciae
proeissad,. respec.tiyely., Your Verte~t and those of five other
unsucesttl offerors wore then. cld *$tb tkis Offie.,
     You challenge the evaluatin of the spec*mnA tnoting that
was %ondutted, .laiming that the 0*pls.Vrt coutastaetad,
stali- aria improperly prnpar . and that an Improper ad u is-
leading searing nethod wa   used. Is additlon, you asert that
f;l-sh oult not have bit tlgtb.* for the award because of its
past perfo  n ee on o1ther. cont.rt6s. Thu also question award
to M. in view of the. d..f eren0 between its price ad O SU's
proposed prio-0 of $a.OS per apits.  finally, you cualsgt an


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