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B-178893 1 (1973-09-14)

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      •                   COMPT!IOLLER GEINUIRAL. OF THE UNITED STATES
                                     WAShIIMOTON. D.C. 2054 !


          . 88 3                                  September 1,  1973




          Dannor fetale, Trnu
          1525 lwyn Avenub
          Crofton, Ifnryland  21113

               Attcntion: Hr. R. D, boninay

          GentlemeUl
            * Your lottor of At',Is'. 9 1973, end prior corrempondeice proteted
          the award mda to Ucrail Fquij nnt Conpnny (t'cGrnil) on the banla that
          it could not comply with the delivary achedule in irtation for bids
          (IFl) 100104-73-LI-1046, Issued by the lUnvy 1 Ships Pirt Control Center
          (SCC), lfechanicnburp, Punnsylvnntn for loading and aturase bomb
          pallota and that the bid ohould have been rejected a nonrespontto.

              You l1uve contendd that Horrail did no hrvc all oqutpint and
         opaecial tooling neconary to 7vrform tht requiromento of eso contract
         and tLit NcCrnil could not obtwin tlct wAtliout a long lend tine whdlch
         would raLao it iaqo blo to co;ply with tits delivery cchodu.i. rurthcr-
         more, you ham questionad cCraiL'n ability to conform to the IFU bi.ctnwqo
         you stat   L., thu contract requirea the production of  3-30,01 orllth of
         suppli   per uonth and according to n rucent, Dun & Bradstret nport
         MoCraills prioc annual alon have been about   20,000

              FcGrail did not stato any excoption In Its bid to tlb I.P
         requiraont     Thernfore, the matter is not involved %ith bid rctpon-
         oivencisop but rathor :,e a question of btldn racponaibility, B-177.97,
         April. 4, 1973.

              It in not iccesoary that a proopectivo contcactor have at the time
         of award all the equip en  necdod to perform thu contract, In thoat
         connection, ASPP. 1-903 ,2(a)(II)  providos  that  the  pronpectivo  c €ontructot
         uowt Itave th nocoasary production, construction, and technical
         equipmont and ±aalli.1ieuLa, or the ability to obtain thoA A A (Unphasio
         supplied,)
              tlie proward survey coiducted on McGral1 specifically connidored
         the capabilUltles of the frn, itnaluaing ti cqutpcnt and tolitr.; n
         hand acd the cornitnonts from cuppliorv to furnich the equipment and



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