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B-177876 1 (1973-05-31)

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        9(tt .COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STAIIES
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                 )-'.'M76                        Hay 31, 1973


                 Megn Sweeper Coeny
                 1300 Went Iartlett Road
                 Mlg-n, flinois 60120

                      Attention: Mr. Roger Bo, Paron
                 Gentlnmen:z

                      By letter dated April 3, 1973, and provioun correspondencti,
                 you protest the award of a cc..frac to another biddpr, Wayne Division
                 of rISC Corporation (Wayne), under invitAtion for bids (IU) No. WA5H-
-                34J12331.,
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                     The 'IFB van issuea on '4venber 17, 1972, by the Federal.AvMtion
                 Adminictnntion (FAM) for a rotary aelf-propf11ed sweeper. Bids iwero
                 op 3 1-d ovi January 8, 1973, and iayne wan the low bidder. Avard ai
                 tde to Wnecm on January 26, 15.3 Your protect a receiveA in our
                 Ofice on the &ae day.
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                      The cpeeification requircaents of the Invitation, # amod te4
                 by IED Azendment 2, provided:

                      *   't the fneop er engine chall be gaccline typ, heavy
                      duty engine with v. Ainim of 196 I   equipped uith
                      wand throttle and lwtnd chohe, heavy duty air cleaner,
                      uitnfr. 60 t=, altexrntor. Bidders nhal. uulit
                      certif.catiou that the engine i msa dc.cribed therein.

                 The solicitatlon did wt, hoever, require the bidders to 5utost
                 dacriptt-m literature.
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                     You contend, that the eN&n to be supplied by Wayne, e   not
                 mottheminimn horeoiner z-quiremut of 196 IM      (Brake Horse
                 Power). Xn nupport of' this omtention you refer to tho current
                 sales mnm   pblichod by WayneV ich indicates that Wayne uses a
                 LB 318 Chryler esine. You believe that thin en1n vill be supplied
                 by Wsayn pursuaut to the subject contnact. You point out that al-
                 though the Waymt literature staten that the 721 318 bas a ated horse-
                 pnsr of 210, the official Chryvler Corporation speciflcation sbeet

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