B-193287: May 8, 1979

DIGEST: PROTEST BY MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE CONTRACTOR THAT USER AGENCY UNDER TELEPROCESSING SERVICES PROGRAM OMITTED AND INCORRECTLY APPLIED VARIOUS COST FACTORS FOR PROTESTER AND EVENTUAL CONTRACTOR IN DETERMINING LOWEST OVERALL COST TO GOVERNMENT IS DENIED SINCE USER AGENCY'S COST EVALUATION UTILIZING ITS OWN FORMULA INSTEAD OF BENCHMARKING WAS REASONABLE AND UNIFORMLY APPLIED BY USER AGENCY. TH...

B-193287: May 8, 1979

A company protested a contract award by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) for teleprocessing services for budget application in the SEC Office of the Comptroller. All Federal agencies must acquire teleprocessing services under the General Services Administration's teleprocessing services program by Multiple Award Schedule Contracts (MASC) or other methods. The principal evaluation criterion...