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B-178722 1 (1973-10-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadeu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: r,.'~COMPTROLIL.ri L01WERAL OF THE UNITED tT tY!*I'E WA.IAI.NGTON. ,, It EMU po9 • 7 GOT., 10 1973 Ws , Mmoorabla The Secretary of H~ealth, Education, ,,.,, and Welfare orM Hr. Seertary- We refer to the Mettars ofJtG e1 A T NJIy 2,1973, fa tits Office of the Secretary subuittins reporta on 4 6imroeiislonal inquiry into that propriety of the p~rocurt-jent metholi utillilcad by tVia National rnstitutes of 11ehlth (NIN), Bethcas aHryli'd, uder iny~tation for bids Foo, K.i- WIN-(V)-2 61.CO, The invitation# which solicited bldx gar the supply of C oldon Syrian Rian tere, van Issued on Hatch.12, 19731, sa a100-percent set-aside for ealbusines oncerne, Bid opening wav wint for Hatrch 29, On March 28 the procuret activity received a reque4trm W/Spragu.-Dmiley (9D) T Sfor a copy of the invitation and for an extmmioti of the bid opening date. At thWt tme we alo advised tohprouent aet.l,% is, unware that we a larse btarynescnceB rea of tireiuemt ihur a reve prorade of the procurent m1t, Th.o ureview bydc tatioat asiofurch 2 ' only one potential bid hA,,d been received. Also# ou i prospective bidder bad oxforad the procureanta ivity that It would be vntbe to ubmi abid. ' *0¢ause of tlw consequant boliet that compatitica wij- ht not be obtainedi for • trouremenitatin ic otedtdon wu m oded t e stend- the bid opwalng da* toeApril 9 1973. The .n d t wa forvarded to the12 irsoasidetho.dr 1sU aasell at to SD to rhiei oaninvitation v U lo sent,. t pter suance of thiecndnt,it am fdelded to contact thov e frm. foch had not replid to the invitation ifoato autermo tbidogy would bae *athttin bids by the arra oped h ato Ofthese tirmo nine uare ko $( bes.% albuinessesuhile the status of thb otherseuas himclear, ive of the small btiness roncemn fudct s reihoy would not bidhan tm procurcent aloee pot appears not contacted, ive because no telphone listing for 'the fin was found# The other twoo Lake-view WItuter Coloirty (1#4*aview) and Ingle Laboratory Anans ne(gle)#had ubmttendleosit bidaprevolyth latter fi having unfortunately not receivmdti ofth eondmnt befora hand-deverinIt, hbid to the procurement ctivity n the;bid opening date Of the fcur remanin firs two indicatod they vou. lsot a1d,ttd aother Indcated that its subidary would entl b d (id invitton hes ubs&-, qhntly aled to the subsidiary on taio tc29).lt i hteral hae wofd . fourth of thees rospective bidders, OD, te phood th b p rocuremeneofftc . .- .. .....PUBUISHED r ECISION; ttpesnto cd o -beuentpn li * h i.wsfon.Teohr o allise oo~v L~ve)au

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