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B-186151 1 (1976-09-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadusr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: rin-T-If--e4zI THE COMPTROLLER G IERA DECISION . . OF THE UNITED STATE WASHINGTC'N , J.C.. 2054 FILE: B-186151 DATE: Se ptember 21, 1976 MATTER OF: Federal Data Corporation DIGEST: Lowest cost proposal which offered lease-to-ownership plan for ADPE was properly rejected as not conforming to' solicitation requirements where solicitation provided that award would be made to lowest offer under purchase, lease-or leasewith option to purchase procurement plans. Federal Data Corporation (Federal) protests the award to California Computer Products, Inc. (Calcomp), by the Veterans Administration (VA) of Contract V101(134)P-432.underRFP 7-76. Pursuant to a delegation of procurement authority from the General Services Administration (GSA), the RFP was issued on January 29, 1976, for an IBM 370/168 CPU and associated peripheral equipment for use at VA's Data Processing Center, Hines, Illinois. The.solicitation provides thatt Evaluation of cost proposals will be made on three methods of'procurement; lease for the 36 month systems life, purchase upon completion of the acceptance tests, and lease with option to purchase (evaluation of this option willassume purchase at the 12th month). The award will be ma4-e on the basis of the method of procurement providing the lowest total systems life cost to the Government, all costs considered. In addition, residual-value is defined at Item 16 of appended'to theRFP as follows: • Present value of the equipment at the end of the contract period under any plan wherein title to the equipment is vested.in the Govern- ment at any point during the contract period.- (i.e. purchase or lease with purchase option). Present value of residual value will be com- puted as follows: Unit purchase price-x. residual value (50% in this case) x the applicable discount factor (36th month .751315). the Glos La655 sary mIu 17

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