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[Protest of Air Force Contract Award for Advance Concept Ejection Seat]

B-223935,B-223935.2: Nov 19, 1986

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for aircraft advance concept ejection seats, contending that: (1) the Air Force should have awarded it the contract since its offer was lower than the awardee's; (2) the awardee's pricing proposal was mathematically and materially unbalanced; (3) since the Air Force intended to incorporate major changes into the seats, there was no guarantee that the aw...

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B-223935, B-223935.2, NOV 19, 1986, 86-2 CPD 587

B-223935,B-223935.2: Nov 19, 1986

WHERE AN OFFEROR EXPLAINS THAT THE REASON ITS BASE YEAR PRICE IS 2.6 PERCENT HIGHER THAN ITS FIRST OPTION YEAR PRICE IS BECAUSE IT WILL INCUR LOWER LABOR COSTS IN THE OPTION YEAR DUE TO A SHIFT IN LOCATION OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES TO A LOWER LABOR COST AREA. ITS OFFER IS NOT MATHEMATICALLY UNBALANCED. AN OFFER IS NEITHER MATHEMATICALLY NOR MATERIALLY UNBALANCED WHERE GROSS MATHEMATICAL UNBALANCING...

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