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B-185944 1 (1976-06-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddch0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . OF THE .UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LNIT V00 FILE: B-185944 DATE: June 29, 1976 MATTER OF: San Diego Marine Construction Corp. DIGEST: Protest questioning Navy's requirement for bidders in procurement of landing craft to supply price breakdown of their bids is denied as requirement is in accord with express language of 10 U.S.C. 7301 and its legislative history. San Diego Marine Construction Corp. has protested the inclusion in invitation for bids N00024-76-B-2046, issued by the Naval Sea Systems Command, of a provision requiring bidders to submit cost breakdowns of the various elements of their bids. This procurement involves the purchase of fifty foot landing craft mechanized workboats. Section C, paragraph 37a, of the solici- tation states: Every offeror shall submit with each copy of this offer, a breakdown of each price, * * *. The solicitation provides that this information * * * will be treated as business confidential and will not be publicly disclosed. The Navy bases its inclusion of this requirement for a price breakdown on 10 U.S.C. 7301 (1970 ed.) which states in pertinent part: Bids on construction: estimates required (a) When advertising for bids for the con- struction of any naval vessel, the Secretary of the Navy shall require each bidder to file with his bid the estimates on which the bid is based. San Diego Marine contends that the Navy improperly applies the statute's requirements to the purchase of * * * everything from a punt to an aircraft carrier * * *. Moreover, the protester questions whether Congress actually intended the act to apply to formally acver- tised procurement. In support of this position it points out that the statute was enacted in 1946 when Congress may not have fully considered the distinction between formally advertised and negotiated procurements. - 1 -

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