About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

B-179028 1 (1973-10-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadeb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AI     .16 I 6 I4 1h1.1 %'-                          1.


it


4 Il


     q


     F ,COMPTROLUXIS GENRAl. C TiSE UIMl-lO ^STATES
                                     WASIJICTCE. P. 10Z518


                                                                      ft
          I--:17902                                ~October 12, 1973



          Rleoctrq Iiptbat Inv.
          PO fBo'x 070
          Red Bank, Ioty Jersey   07701

               Attoattozi: hr. Jiark Rtbin
                           Penident

          Gentlemen:I
                                                                   9
               Reference to mede to your tatter of July 6, 1973, and oubnequoit
          correspondence, protesting against avard of a contract to anyon i otlwr
          than your fim uder request for propinals.( ) No, (000.27-?3-R-0042,
          issued by tia U. S. )arino Corps.
               The solicitaVion in questiom va laued on Jnuary 26, 1973,
          requeotinn quotatliins for 540 wattmeterv, pLus an option for an addi-
          tion4l 264, On Jurte 111 1973, tia deaditne for best and flital proposals,
          three proposals oere oubmittod, llectro Xripulv  (EX) being lowo A pre-
          rtard survey won then conducted on 1t. ThI preaward toa= found   L to be
          unsatiafactory in noevorni axcas; naelyi purchauing and subcontracting;
          quality assurnnce; pAnt perforaruca record; and ability to noet the
          required delivary schedule. -Based ,apon this proawurd survey, thl
          contracting officer deternined that Et wm not roponusible,

               On Jun 14, 1973, the contracting of ficar requostod a Certifieate
          of Competoncy (COO) review frou the Small fluilness Ad,iistration (SLA).
          $5A, however, replied flint it would take until July Up, 1973, to process
          tho COO. The Marine Corps daternxtnod thin dolay to be too long, due to
          the urgent nature of the procurement, and roqucisted S11A to rnturn nfl
          paperwork to themi f SDA could not reply by Jua 29, L973.

               On June 20, 1973, tho Harine Corps requiremmnts offica confirmed
          In writing th urgent need. for tho wattwtoros. A Cortificate ot Urgency
          uaa issuod by the Acting Director of the Procuremtnt Division$ pursuant
          to the provialons of Armed Services Procurement Regulation (ASPR)
          1-703,4(c)(iv). As a result, 511a returued all documents on tho COO
          rqueuet.

               The Marine Corp. Procurement Division Contract Ulsiew Board roviwn4
          and approve! the contracting officer's recommendation t award ito other
C .

                                                                                            I
                                                - - - - - --.= f 9
                                        C) q O9(S5Th


Ik.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

profiles profiles most