TO THE ENSIGN-BICKFORD COMPANY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR ATTORNEY'S LETTER OF JULY 6. THREE PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS WERE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THREE PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED AS FOLLOWS: A. AWARD WAS MADE TO CCC AS THE LOWEST OFFEROR PURSUANT TO THE RFP EVALUATION PROVISIONS WHICH READ AS FOLLOWS: "A. EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSALS WILL BE BASED ON TOTAL COST TO THE GOVERNMENT AND INCLUDES THE F...

TO THE ENSIGN-BICKFORD COMPANY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR ATTORNEY'S LETTER OF AUGUST 26. IT IS YOUR ATTORNEY'S CONTENTION THAT. IT WAS IMPROPER FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DISREGARD THE TRANSPORTATION COST FACTOR IN EVALUATING THE VARIOUS OFFERS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THE RFP. SPECIFICALLY TAKES ISSUE WITH THE STATEMENT IN OUR DECISION THAT THERE WAS NO BASIS. IT WAS STILL POSSIBLE FOR THE CONTRACTIN...