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l MG 151985 Joseph Gallo Esquire Isham, Lincoln and Beale 1120 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 840 Washington, D.C.
20036
Dear Mr. Gallo:
Subject:
Solicitation No. RS-ASB-85-401 This is in response to your August 13, 1985 letter submitted on behalf of Ann Riley and Associates. You assert that the bid submitted by Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (Ace) under the subject solicitation is materially unbalanced and should, therefore, be rejected as nonresponsive.
A bid is considered materially unbalanced and must be rejected when there is reasonable doubt that award to the bidder will result in the lowest ultimate cost to the Government.
You contend that the Ace bid is materially unbalanced based on the prices l
for copy sales under Schedule II. Your analysis of copy sales prices is j
flawed as it draws conclusions based on unsupported assumptions and prices other than those actually contained in the Ace bid. The solicitation does not require a separate per page rate for copies under i tems B.1.1.c.11, B.1.1.c.iii. B.1.5.c.11. B.1. 5.c.111, B.1.6.c.11 and B.1.6.c.111 as your analysis would purport. You further contend that I
the Ace bid is materially unbalanced with respect to the "in-town" i
versus "out-of-town" prices under Schedule II.
Based on our review of the bid prices under Schedule II, we consider the Ace bid to be neither mathematically nor materially unbalanced.
Your arguments fail to establish that award will not result in the i
lowest ultimate cost to the Government. ide find the Ace bid to be fully responsive to the solicitation requirements.
Sincerely, ORIG!NAL SIGNED BY B707200549 070709 PDR PDR Timothy F. Hagan B.I R D. m,.
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