European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes monday september 12. 1988 computer firms Challenge backed Gas favors payments for Legal costs h k a i military it Iier ton two of the Tare so . Fuin Rigi. It manufacturers have in the first round in a Light with tin air i Nice in hi1 a in cursed. At Laip Nyers expense for their Kil n ims in challenging Pentagon inti tract Injo procedures the general Strung s Boa Ixl of contract appeals in in ii17 opinion obtained week decided Iii 1 Uip mini f Orp. Runt Wann i ii. Miv Uncle ii to some of the More to Anil Roll Nihi i in Vaini. Hul the in aul Iki uni a How much Kiu hit. H ordered the firms his niuta Legal expenses in Liu Tail 111 Ilii Piu Iliin of the original Challenge that the won Ami Vul in a could recover out Ihns costs. It Llu Tun suit.", can t Rath a settlement the Board said additional Privi Ivi Lenjis will set the award. The air i orce asked the Board to reject if,i1il s claim Tor js.lll.13ll and Wang s demand for 5210,00 1. The opinion written by judge Vii Cut a. Lizella and endorsed by two other judges Marks the latest chapter in a 2-year-Ulil Hank Over whal a. I Tii i-Iillt-i1 inc computer contract of in Tel Zitur. Ilic Ait or he awarded in the ice Man Ali. Digit a and Wang like must other Industry Aunanu a expressed an interest in bidding on the can loan in earh1 i s x7. Sui. Before the bid Linb deadline Pusod they Lilesii a Chanene with the Tisa Hoard charging Mai the air Force had rigged the Competition. The companies Ghoul a requirement thai the computers up Rali on a unix or unix Coin Palile or pram unix is a proprietary system devel oped by american Tele Penni a Telegraph co. And a Idi by i Censed to her Vav Piluri. The air Force Hasi Aid unix Pompati Hitty is cown tial if the Milt try is to standardise its computer sys lems. The Cisa Buard. In its initial ruling last october backed the air Force for the most part concluding that unix had become an Industry Standard. The Deci sum Here is not unlike a determination to specify i ther vhf or Beta video it said. Bui the Board also said the air Force should have spelled nut How it intended to use an at to lest pro Gram to determine contract compliance. The air Force did thai in november when it issued two pages of amendments to it solicitation before restarting the Competition. Digital and Wang citing Timeir partial Victory then tiled reiiiesl5 for reimburse ment of All Ktal expenses stemming from the Hal digital said failure to reimburse would discourage challenges and result in Low of effective enforce mental the procurement the user Wii uld he and thus ultimately. The the company said. Air ii acc Al Orneys Ein Elered that digital Ami Wang had lost this Case alter prevail ing on one insignificant is Surv As evidence they pointed to inc two companies withdrawal front the Competition in Jan uary. I he Hoard disagreed saving that Only after the air i Nice Corretti a in were digital and Wang Able in determine whether they should compete on the ecu eminent s terms their Challenge produced the Benefit of full and open Compeli Iliin which is the Touchstone and Obj i. it said. Air fora attorney Kevin Vincent said that Ine Board s decision was wrong but that the air Force had no derided what Lodone a. Wang spokesman Joseph Roy indicated that the air i orc and the companies had begun discussing a Possi ble settlement As urged by the Cisa Board. A spokesman for digital failed to return a phone Cal Friday. Nasa s truly expects delays in shuttle liftoff Wash if in i m i -. 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