Opinion ID: 2755031
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Heading: The Nuclear Medicine Contract

Text: In October 2002, SMS submitted a response to the VA’s solicitation for nuclear medicine equipment. In the Discount and Pricing Information submitted with its response, SMS offered the VA a discount of 60% off of its list pricing and disclosed that it had multiple-quantity unit pricing plans that “result[ed] in lower net prices than those offered the [g]overnment in this offer.” (App. at 2518.) SMS stated that it offered regular discounts of 52% to 56% and quantity discounts of 54% to 58%. The undisputed evidence establishes that the 60% discount SMS offered to the government was the highest discount it offered at that time, with one exception that the parties agree is not pertinent.5 After several months of negotiation, the VA awarded the nuclear medicine contract to SMS.