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44~ * .OMflloLLiIERt43ENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
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July 9, 1973
Carpet and Draperies Contrtt.0e
Compa-ny, Incorporated
3215 )2hodo Inland Avenue
M. ft lir, ibryland 208,22
Attentions Mr. Icblard rner
Gentlmsan: .-
11 letter dated fky 8j 19T3# youi altged that the change ta-
oarp6l uanuiacturer tinder a contract avar ed by te General
Cerviceas Admitdntration to hields Acolates, Incorjorated (Shieln),
for cmrptiu ofr the flev Litrary Bul4ig , United States h as]
Acadnmyp Annpolis, )hryland, require a solt.iotation of now bids
( : * and cancellation or the original contraot. T thin reogrd, you state
that Genoral Sorvicoa Aduiniatration (GUA) personnel ersintd colorn
samples as eath arrived one by one at the &'vTX Academy and it in
your belief that the color samples represente a new submission
of sa lsi an& you were not given.& fair chanci to cupete.
The abo'e-noteotract called for approx.imtely 15,800 nquare
yafa ofr carpet, carpet cuhion and their inatat.ntion at the Niew
Library ilding, United States Navw Academy, Mapolbo, lAtryland.
In our deoimions of Janua- 24 and Ajr1f 30N. 197., 176628, wt sa-
tained t)e rejection of yrnu tow bid bcauase of y.ur failure to sub.tt
color umples with this bid.
Concerning the chwa in the carpet mnufaoturer by the successful
bidder after the contraot was avrded, ve pointed out in our dtcision
of April 30, 197, that the manufrcturer was oangd in order to
gntee delivery of the product vithi the tim . aoifie 4eA that
tha contzrator wee warned tbat the chanbge dili not rliee it of its
contractual responibflity to supply a carpflt which mst chad the color
and s.ppearanne of t* appmed saples It a'i beu adtnistratively
reported thst lbvWa. AcadtW oftioisl aateed the detlyiezed carpot
pou Its arrima at the bkral Acded with their pieies of' the approved
color namles that had previoanly been ubritted witI.% the Whfelds bid
*A tht the delivered carpet ns fouad to met the uontract requires :
ment.
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