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Agency's Refusal To Deviate from Solicitation Terms

B-189500 Mar 21, 1978
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A company protested the agency's acceptance of the high offer submitted on standard credit terms for surplus property, alleging that the Government's interest would be better served by acceptance of the protester's somewhat lower cash offer. Since the agency advised in the solicitation that it would accept either cash or credit terms, the protest concerning the agency's refusal to deviate from the solicitation's terms was denied.

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