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B-179266 1 (1973-08-20)

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p'. ,. ,COMPTROLLeR GENEnAL OF THE UNITED STATES
04   :W                         ASitiIGTO , D.C, 0541

     B-379266                         Aujut 20,s1973








     The Honorable Donald B. Johncon
     •Aditnitrator, Veterans Adziictration

     Do Ur.,Johnoon;

          In respone to a letter of July 19, 1973, reference number 1310,
     from the Director, flup3)-y Ser ice, Department of 1odicino and frsegry,
     we forc.rd the fololwing docision concerning a request I .lectro
     uhtcleonieo, Inc., for the moJtfication of service contraat Eo, VGY-
     P-150 with the Vcterann MAninintration Hospital, San Diego Calfornia,
     becauso of an alleged misttd:eO in its proposal
         T.e honoital had purhnced a 2120 G1S,0 Analyoor syntun from
     Eloctro lucloonion. fince preventive rPaintcnnoo on the Ot2'ZV C is
     eneential to inmcvx proper care of patients and lectro )ucleonieo is
     the exclucivo mipplier o? this ervice, the hospital entered into no
     gotiationo v h the fir to provide for the continuation of' preventive
     maintenanconerricau after the original wvaranty noxvice arrang ennt on
     the CGt!BXC expired on January 31, 1973,

          On ovwnbr.r W1, 1972, rlectro Uu-cleonics quoed a price of' $,200
     Lor a o1V±co tnd maintcnance contract for the (a2SA0, covering- the
     period ro.-i Ycbunty 1, 1973, to JTanuary 31, 197r. lut since ftuiding
     wan available orly through the ond of tle fiecal year, the hoopital
     ackcd rcetro I.ucleonico to rovie its propusal to cover only the
     5-month p3rod frra January 310to June 30, 1973,, Te no   proponal,
     dated Ybrmary 28, 1973, was for a total of *4o0, ,r $90 per mnth.
     T[be contract was awarded to Electro Nuclconics on March 9, 1973.

         On karch 12th, the contracting officer telephoned the firm's
    field sorvice dopartmnnt in orCror to verify the contract price which
    Was lowor than anticipetd.    no departimnt head wan away at the time
    so the contracting officer uooko with a secretary in her office who
    confirmed the quoted figare.


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