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B-178282 1 (1973-07-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaacwn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: kI i t B I ' I0 COMrTROLLR GEHERUL. OF THE UNITIED ITATES WASHIHGWTN D.C. 1LC441 R7-JUL27 ,173 IMDCorporation 116f9 Sorrento Valey Road suite 0 haDiego Californ.a 92121 Attentions Kr. DouglanP. ,Eumberger National alos anager entlemena We refer to your letter of March 21, 1973, vith enclonures, protesting against the rejection of the DiED Corporation (D.11) proposal under request for proposals (WP) floe DE'A120e73-mRl20, issued by the Defense Perconnel Support Center, E.ladolphia. The procurement covered the furniting of 31,250 boxes of electronio thermeter probe cove, F M65 458-775, or a total of 7,812,500 covrs, and wan to be negotiatau ider 10 U.S.C. 23(a)(7f. Doing the initial procurement of the Item under a newly developed peciticaton, neg!otiation w ere considered to be necexsury no as to determine specification tviequcoy and riAnon- sblsness of price In the event of a lack of o.ompetition, Deciase t'e forwarding letter accapanyin. the .4) proposal Indicated that the D3K) offer was contingent upn approval of a number of deviations rc the specification, the Directorate of Medical Materiel was requested to evaluate the popoecd ,leviationa aM determine vnether ouch doflations vould be acceptablo. The ryeited dovfltione were not approved because it krs felt that an item produced without a metallic sensing tip wouuA not respond as rapidly an4, possibly, not an aocuratol1y and that the fuediate container of 10 covers munt remain sterile until opened to reduce the possibil3ity of croe-contamination from patlent to patient. DUD as notited of this detercdnatibn. WD then requested re- cmsideration of its proposed deviations and presented Ciata In eu'oz t tlereof. I= vas then contacted telepbon a by the /* t 1

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