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[Protest of SSA Contract Award for Mail Sorting Services]

B-275073,B-275073.2: Jan 23, 1997

A firm protested a Social Security Administration (SSA) contract award for mail sorting services, contending that the awardee's bid should have been rejected for failure to provide 5-digit zip code sorting services. GAO held that: (1) mail qualification at the 5-digit rate was not a SSA requirement; (2) the only requirement was that SSA receive the benefit of the 5-digit rate if it was available t...

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Matter of: Rockville Mailing Service, Inc. File: B-275073; B-275073.2 Date: January 23, 1997 * Redacted Decision

B-275073,B-275073.2: Jan 23, 1997

DIGEST Protest challenging acceptability of awardee's proposal on the basis that awardee cannot fulfill solicitation requirement to obtain discounts for 5-digit zip code presorted mail is denied where the solicitation does not require 5-digit sorting of mail. First-class mail that is presorted may qualify for discount rates when specified minimum volumes are met. The RFP contemplates that the cont...

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