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B-177960 1 (1973-08-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadiu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: C o o , ro Pg COMPTROLLER GENAL. OF THE UNITED STATES WAUKZNCRTON, D.C, moua R.177S6o-~ August 17, 1973 Royal Typwriter Cau pwe 1700 Wisconsin Avenue, Ifi. Washingtonp DO. 20007 Attention: We, Willia (h-ot. Direotor of Federal R4lrbting Gentlemen: For the ennon that. followp ve are deny~ng your rwotest nbtte4 by letter o June 1j, 1973, 6nd prior eorre'pondencep e siu'rt the non- comvpwtitive award of a omtract for hB Saelotria 3U type.riter3 to the 7. Corporation (MIB) by tho General $ericos Adiniatrt.kon (GSA) for the Bureau of Accounts (Dureau), Deyartent of the Treasvry, Purcuant to rdral ?toarty lbngexnt Uhguations (no) 1o16. 0lO5, on Decenbor 21, 1972, the Office of the Setntry of the Troauy submtttnd to USA fa purchase roquest on bohalf of the Bureau for M 131 elctric U1 i. typoirritora vith a nincle pitch feature anl 'a with a .duat pitth cortrol. %he dual pitch feature pernits the characttru par inch to tm chungod to either 10 or 12. An 1:06 priority depigntor no saigned the re queat In yiew of the requiretd deliveries to yax'oua Bureau field oticn. by Fobruary XP 1973. A. statcd by the tDreau, the primar conuiderat.on re.iring tho MH34 type riter. wos the need to proceos form usij en optical charcter reccnition (On) font (ntwroxintely 70 percent of *xWoto4 uzag) wd stMea d font for the rerainder. Sinco nDM I the ay typewriter with intorchawwble font9 it w deterin od that vt3' 33L4 ooe . mat the Bureau's needs. On February 7, 1973, the Bureau tdmitted further Juntificatico for the requneted nole-sourco fl7rChsOe coprtbl wvith ME.IR 101-26,10(b)(L)- (b)(fv). Contnined therein %me a secondary :onoideration that 22 tyMe.- trltrs be required to haw the da pitch frature so they could be ued to typse chfckn In emrgoncy ot' heavy volum upeoial payi~nt situations with the nc-cOCR font because of the lengthy numrica typing in a 1ittt4 wpce. It wus stated that a tbnemvnth tout by the Bureau on Royal, Olivetti, at fl4 models r d ld In the determination of unacceptability * of the Royal and Olivetti ty.pmviters becauce of the lak of Interchwejoe Ole fte. Tae mu wrote M cn Iirch 1., 1973, that, upio reevelu- ation the typewriters wold not be need untfl Ju 1# 173. Conequentl S, vRe_O6. priority designation was wlthdrown by letter of March 15, 19,3. . •. .

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