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~7?.. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 73
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Bly iatter da.ted June 16, 1970., zyou prvtested the co1.tofa
Invitation for bids go. V42600-70-B-1333* issued by Hill Air Yoroe Baae,
Mah fo~ r 86,730- KW.U87/B dr'ive a.sseniby couplers. The c~ellation of
t~euot-e1* ortio4 of siiother invitation for the smium± (invitatiot
for bids 1b. F426QO-69-B-V&8) %Ws also protesWe Wy ym=u cOMPa*My. Tio
Jattar pmtest is the sxzbject of our decision of todw B-168259, 31689(0),
Via 1.vittiaa -1M3 ws issued on September 3, 1969, and bids were
opened on October 7., 1969, *but becauae of deloya in dtririDgthe raspou-
sibiUty of your iiLa, the lay biddarl, azid that of the Broad Ccrpo*tin
the stoondt Iy bidder, n* avazd~ had been made by J=niiar 23, 1970s vbon
bidawer ivwwstvixed by.the Airy Porce that:
A xeanslysia of 'th reure in sujc VP3 dicoe
that the~e axsots ar no longer needed by the Air Force,
therefarto MB A2600i.70~a~41= is cau enled.
You point 94x tbzb notuitstanding the exc1aouaction., mnother
invitation fbr the sww items iwiritation for bids No* PFi26O.70-17643
va av gued on Janumzy 16#, 1970, &W you ttez'fom dispte the e.1 xJ I of
th* Atr Force that the items callIed fo~r by invitation .1333 vere no
Lt)eer needed.~
The position of the Deatetof the Air rzxce with regard to this
emalt1~s is get forth iu a contrwting officer's statement dated
Yeh 2, 1970.9 wherain it is stated:
* * * A deLw~ in ard resujltad from negative, pro-awrd
zurs issued on the Lw bidder (F'orest Scientific, I=c.) me-
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