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4 COMTROLL.R GENERAL Or THE UNITED TrATts
CWASKHI NIruKt D.C. 3044
B-1782%6 Jgyr 3, 973
Dole Yrte .pries, Incorporated
2000 f1orth Vawageu Avenue
Coolidgo, Arizona 85228
Attention: Mr. C. [. Si=th
President
GentleMen:
Reference lb knae to your 'etter of March 19, 1973, protesting
againzt avard of a contract to .ny other firm pursuant to invittion
Tor tids (IMB) lo DAsM21-73--OlOO, issued by the United Rtates
Arzy, Picatinny Arsenal, Doverj, New Jersey*
The I, for 313,750 wbictling booby trap simulators, specified
(f our items in uotion E, headed Supplies/Serv.oe# & Prices.';
Item 1. OXQA& im. for first article s&=plo consistir of 25
cornpdute ots of inert pets nd 50 loaded aascoiblios completely
p hagd and rled.
You Cr.Alttcd rm low bid prioe of 0107 per unit but did not nub-
nit a vL Ir-bi for tMrst article c8pleo, The contracting office,
has deternined, that your failure to bid on the iirat article bcples
renrlered your bid r.cnran poncive rant he propneD to uake nward to
the nmet low V,.x:.sponcivu oidd.er at v. price of 1,,037 per unit*
You prot'rt the rejecjton of your bid, claiming that a clericl
Distzte had been mulo in that you intudod to bid no echrce for
the lrct article t .LS.s to on2nrt thin lcn, you have cub-
nitAted a rough dr'aft cony of your bid and the aftidavitc of two
employees purpo Linj to exlaiu the occurrence of the nistakee
In order to be conCidered for wverd a bid =ust comply in al
naterial rcpecte with the requircnente of thu invitation at the
ti e of bid opening. 46 Comp. Gen. 434 (1956). The failure to
b.d on the first article mcrples as required by the IF]]vehedule
wUn a mteriel deviation sino it deprived the Governent of it&
rights to receive tirnt evrtlo .zle. SeeB -175.10, A.pril 13,
1972, md Oanes cited thr.,,in, Therefore, ve bao a ve th .con-
trucstily- o 'irm, Lcuet properxv i iroject Irnyour bid L nonresponoivo.
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