April 22, 2008

Mrs. Robin Saporito
Government Contract Specialist
Atkinson-Baker, Incorporated
500 North Brand Boulevard, Third Floor
Glendale, CA 91203-4725

RE:	Supplier Disagreement Resolution Case No. OM08SR-07
	Solicitation No. 2APSER-06-A-0003	

Dear Ms. Saporito:

You lodged a disagreement on March 7, 2008, (received on March 21) with respect to the award of Solicitation No. 2APSER-06-A-0003 for court reporting and transcript services.  You contend that Atkinson-Baker, Inc. (Atkinson-Baker) was not requested to submit a proposal for these services and you further assert that Atkinson-Baker deserves to have been asked to submit an offer based on its previous relationship with the Postal Service.

I have carefully reviewed your disagreement and the information provided to me by the Contracting Officer.  As a result of that review and the information received from the Contracting Officer, your disagreement is denied.

My discussions with the Contracting Officer indicate that a list of potential suppliers were contacted to determine their interest in participating on the above-mentioned solicitation.  According to the Contracting Officer’s notes contained in the contract file, Atkinson-Baker was on this list and that a representative of your firm was asked if they would be interested in participating in the solicitation.  The Contracting Officer’s notes further show that your representative’s response to this inquiry was “No” and therefore, Atkinson-Baker was not sent a Request for Proposal.   Although the Contracting Officer’s notes do not indicate the name of the Atkinson-Baker representative and nothwithstanding your assertion that Atkinson-Baker has no record of such communication, I have no reason to question the accuracy of the Contracting Officer’s documented notes.

Therefore, as there is no documented evidence to the contrary, your disagreement is denied and the award made under this solicitation stands.

In accordance with 39 CFR 601.108 (g), this is my final decision regarding this disagreement.

Sincerely,

/s/
Pete Dolder, C.P.M.
USPS Supplier Disagreement Resolution Official

cc:  	Sandra Snow, Contracting Officer