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[Protests of Commerce Contract Award]

B-209617,B-209617.2: Apr 12, 1983

Two firms protested the award of a contract under a Department of Commerce request for proposals (RFP) for the implementation of a nationwide dial-up telecommunications network to access the Commerce Departmental Computer Center. The protesters argued that it was unreasonable to require offerers, which are subject to Federal Communications Commission tariffs, to submit firm prices for the contract...

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B-209617, B-209617.2, APR 12, 1983

B-209617,B-209617.2: Apr 12, 1983

WHERE FIRST MONTH OF PROPOSAL IS THE ONLY MONTH PRICED DIFFERENTLY THAN REMAINING 11 MONTHS OF THE CONTRACT AND THE 36 MONTHS WHICH MAKE UP THE 3 OPTION YEARS. THE PROPOSAL IS NOT MATHEMATICALLY UNBALANCED. SINCE EACH MONTH APPEARS TO BE REASONABLY RELATED TO THE EXPENSES THE OFFEROR WILL INCUR IN EACH OF THOSE YEARS. 2. REQUESTS FOR SECOND AND THIRD ROUNDS OF BEST AND FINAL OFFERS ARE NOT OBJECTI...

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