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B-178154 1 (1973-05-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadpu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I i hi V# * COMPrTROU.Ert GENERAL. OF THE UNITED STATE-S WASHIN~GTONl, D.C. £0403QjbP f 8154 IMay 17, 19T3 rr r'' r7tr The Ilortrable Earl Le. But: '' The Secretary of Agiculture Dear Mr. Swzretaryz - Reference Is made to a letter (6320 Contracting) dateM )arch 23, 1973, from the Director of Admitn-trattra Services, rorezt Service, and prior correspondepce ,equestiu o r decision with respect to the protest filei by the 'Wayne anufactuting Co. (WayVne) against any award of a contract to the Edward R. Bacon CMmpmy (Baron), under invitation for bids (Iri) Nlo. R5-73-149, issued b:v the Forest Service, San Francisco, California, for furnishing uix brush chippers. The contracting officer propoes to uuatain the Uvits6 protest, reject the low bid of Bacon ($3,950 each) an uonreeponeive, aandw rrd the contract to Wayne ($4101 each), tho only other bidder responding to the IM71. For the reasons hereiuafter s att, we canclude that the 1FP should be cwncelad and the requireamts tharounder readvertiood. K In reaching thin conclusion, we have considered wonts from both Wayne and Bacon vhich took into account the posuible cancelatiam of the IFl. The bidding schedule of the II calied for a bruh chippor in accordance with an attached epecification which provided in section 220 ans follows: Power tranamiemion from mgino to the c itter head ahafl be of a sufficiont arount of aultipla V-belt driva to insure adequate epod and power of cutter for Ohippini' a 6 inch ndinimum log. Deuign shall allow for 'o:sy adjustment and replacemant of the V-blts, A suitable guard shall encloe the drive unit. An mergancy cut-off switch oh'fl be included vhich shall be connected to a control located vithin easy reach of the operator in th :!eoding apron area The switch must be ebto to turn off the cutter htid neambly upM artivation of the control, That section of the spacification Is aupplcmeotod in the bidJ.L-; schedule as follo a A braking system vill be provide.! that t'ill :atop the cutter bludcs instantly upon actitvation of a control n-itch that io mwwly reachablo fix* the pron foadin- ats. 9~ * I PUDL1SM:', L. '?c va-b tc .ic'i of Li' 2 Co=. . ' gf-.-'c 0dt-A-4.~ *S,* *.iv ~am4*

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