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B-179084 1 (1973-10-17)

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                COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                           WASHINGTON. D.C. .0548


 B;179084                                     October 17, 1973




 Praser-Volpe Corporation
 1750 Costner Circle
 Paul Valley Industrial Park
 Warrngton,. Pennsylvania   19 76

     Attention: Mr. Joseph B. Volpe, Jr.
                  Executive Vice President

 Gentlemen-

      Reference is made to your letter dated July 3, 1973, and subsequent
 correspondence, protesting against the friard of a contract to TS:1 Company,
 Inc. (TS'Y) undcr invitation for bids (IF?) No. DAIJ21-73-B-0131, issued
 by the Department of the Army, Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, New Jersecy.

      'nhe IFB, as amended, which called for an Electro-Optical Scanning
 System to verify that the proper legend has been clearly inLrinted on the
 105ia 1167 propellant caarge baE,, established Janu.ary 3, 1973, as the bid
 ope.ing date. On that date, nine bids were received and recorded as
 follows:

      TSN. 6,753.00
      Frasor-Volpe Corporation               33,654.00
      ZIA Associates, Inc.                   34,939.00
   , Food Technology Corporation             4 7, 740.00
York Infor:ition S-k-stem                    4',375.503
      Yoel   hy I7.'  tre-nts Co-poration       V V -
      Laser Sciences         .               63. 900.00I
      Viicon, Inc.                           6.3, 00
      Wood-IveT System Corporation           73 600.00

 Since TS11's price wo i sistantiIly belc'-a the other bid prices, the
 procurix activity, pursuant to Armed Service:o Procur c cat 1czuLation (ASPF)
 2-406.1, requested that Til verify its bid ptict. 1ly a telegram dated
 January 11, V-73, TS alleged taat it had rade an error in its bid price
 and requested that its bid be corrected to $30,!56.00. By a idtter dated
 January 17, 1973, i5 stated that thie mistake occurred when its secretary
 erroneously tranz-ferred to the bid form only the total price sitIMn on one
 of the four work sheets used in computing its bid price. TSNI's work sheets
 were submitted to sxpport its allegation togt the.r with one ihcontrnetor
 quote mid several potertial su'.)ncAL' catalags anc' p.riee lists.


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