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B-212994, MAY 22, 1984

B-212994: May 22, 1984

A GRANTEE AGENCY MAY REJECT A BID WHERE THE SOURCES OF THE LIFE CYCLE COST ESTIMATES CONTAINED IN THE BID ARE NOT SUBSTANTIATED. 2. AN ALLEGATION THAT AN AWARDEE UNREASONABLY UNDERSTATED CERTAIN COSTS IN ITS OFFER IS WITHOUT MERIT WHERE AWARD WAS NOT BASED ON COST AND. EVEN IF THE COSTS WERE UNDERSTATED. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE AWARDEE'S BID WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE COSTLY THAN THE COMPLAINANT'S...

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[Complaint Concerning Contract Award Under UMTA-Funded Project]

B-212994: May 22, 1984

A firm complained concerning a contract award to another firm for buses, spare parts, and accessories under an Urban Mass Transportation Administration grant to the Metropolitan Bus Authority (MBA) of Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. The complainant contended that: (1) MBA improperly rejected its bid as nonresponsive and failed to properly evaluate life-cycle costs; and (2) the awardee did not adequately do...

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