| FCDL Comment: |
MR1: The Contract Award Date was changed from 2/11/2009 to 2/9/2009 to agree with the documentation provided during the review of the Form 471. <><><><><> MR2: Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections FRN was modified from non-recurring charges to recurring charges as required by FCC Rules. <><><><><> DR1: Documentation provided during the Selective review demonstrates that you did not consider all bid solutions received in response to RFP FY09-P-0024 during your evaluation process. AT&T provided three solutions; a base bid, a base bid with recommended additions and an alternate bid. FCC rules require applicants to carefully consider all bid solutions and choose the most cost effective solution with price of the eligible products and services being the highest weighted factor in the bid evaluation process. You did not choose the bid with price of the eligible goods and services being the most heavily weighted factor for the following two reasons: first, you compared the total cost of the proposals and not just the cost of the eligible products and services, and second, you did not select the bid that scored the most points on your bid evaluation matrix. Instead, you used other factors to override your Proposal Tabulation, which demonstrates that those other factors were weighted more heavily than the price of the eligible products and services. Because your process in not in compliance with the FCC competitive bidding rules, your funding is denied. |