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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
J' -'WASHINGTON. D.C, Z0348
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J=6e 27 P1973
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The. flonora)leJ ohn L IaIwaU
The Acting Secaetary of the Air Force
Dear Mr. Secretaxy:
Dy decision Iw-1720$', August 24, 1971, vamciderd ad daened a
proteat Lgainst a noureeponnibflity deternattoa which prclUded an avard
to LeL? E iegler, Inc, vndcr a 1970 nolicitation for the Inspection an
flpa4r a# Hecessary (=R) of Co-130 aircraft. T hisdecLuion s u s tained
in a decisic datcd Fobru-ry 22, 1972# Both of these deciaionsp whic tcok
into auccount do:umenteA reports r1 the Directorte of ProLwent Policyp
were fmuished to ,our Lepart' et. We ave bscn requested by counsel for
Tear flieler to reccnstd.er these decicics on the basis that the detormw
nation vas arbitrary, cpr.citms, not aupported by substantial cvideuce
rnd vua errccoua ft a ratter of 3 w If vu cacfludo that ouch wa the
zrct# csiia s &ada for propoaa. prepanatir expess
flDecifeatly, it in contendcd that Lear Siegler vuia rcapostble
pro.peactLve contractor vbichlhad ou.crrablo v rcrot mint eexptri-
enoc to that e'tc.aplatcd by the nolicitaotiotP In order to be renpulli,-
to this ccntention ne requested c:it1 received ccztexntu thereon 1frcn the
Mt.tent (ecretavy of De$7cnce (Thstelaticns emd Loistica) and the
Ccmmender, iaval tAir Shyateas czad, tVa ndertend that Department of
DeScr,3e -eprcisabazives discuaued thLe r Siegler matter with the
Ancistant Beretary of the Air Force (xnst2Ulatlcns ad kv!taticu) ttd
his ntcf.
Thoulh the reer coats have rocognt ed that offerors are entitlr.
to have their p.-04sals conciderrd Cvlrly and honoty Lor air. wnl that
the recovery of prposnan preartton cnpcnnea is poosible if it can bt
ehornm tint prc.wcmlu iwre not no eonoiderel, 4arbitrarin w or capricious-
noco IuJt be eatabliohed as a prerequicite to recovvryo Ctinnta-l T hRn
'eng Yenrircc, -.%Tne. v4,tbitecl ltm1r,i42 V. 2d aoiL6 (tclf l. 191).
24c rccora avai.. ile to uw jct.not cu;bULt that the standard of vunmio
trtive zgsconducz in prestnt ]re,
We rve rcvieved the dete.dnotii by the e%'atxrctrjtn officer that
Te.ar flcrlcr wu= zionr sonflo cr paryi.es . o the 1970 prc.rw-t cnd
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