B-154594: Dec 18, 1964

IT IS YOUR POSITION THAT. SINCE THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL INDICATED THAT EVALUATION WAS TO BE BASED UPON THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY OF ITEMS SPECIFIED. CONSIDERATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO YOUR OFFER TO ALLOW A 27 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON THE PRICES QUOTED IN YOUR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. YOU FEEL THAT IT WAS INCUMBENT UPON THE PROCURING ACTIVITY TO CONSIDER YOUR OFFER OF DISCOUNT NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT T...

B-154594: Sep 22, 1964

YOU ALSO COMPLAIN THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS SURROUNDING THE PROCUREMENT HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY CONDUCTED. PROPOSALS WERE SOLICITED TO SUPPLY AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY OF FIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GENERATOR SETS WITH KILOWATT CAPACITIES RANGING FROM 15 TO 150 KILOWATTS. THE SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR WILL RECEIVE A CONTRACT FOR ONE YEAR'S REQUIREMENTS WITH GUARANTEED MINIMUM ORDERS TOTALING 223 UNITS AND POSSIBLE MAX...