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DEC 28 1973
)tr, Andre J, Richar4
Cntracting Officer
Veterans Administration Hoital
200 SWrings Road
$edford9 faauachuaettu 01730
Dear Hr. Richard:
We refer to yrnxr letter o;r Yvtmbar P, 1973, referenco 51/1.341 re-
questing & decision from ou 0Qfce concernin3 the protcnetl cn? 1A'i4rno
Equipment Company aganinat the prcpned jwnrd of a contrcct to:)
Preosuro Tap Capany, ncorpjirwted ( eitr 1f.vland), for the insJ,;3.i.n c-
a centralcctresed zir oystem tmd relsted construction undlnr irnviV:tton
for bide (IFB) No, 518-74-33, isued by tho Veterans / iM~trt.ou Iboiylttz
Bedford, I. Neahusetts.
Enterprise baoes its protet on the failure of m eIrMilc.nzd to P.c'.mw-!
edge Amendment ilo, 0001 to the M , Alendment ]o, 0001. 0luimed on ' 1'
1973, mended the aolicitation' a Schedle of Waoc , tos to rnfluot r rc.A-
fication by the Dapartment of Iubo of 1t earlier Pect.ion lo, ta .3CU'I9
The Xcbor alau ific4tions enumerated in the motfLcat-ion yere CL.aelter2,
ofT floor layers, ironvworker latherp, wid sprinlaer itters, A,,'i%,t
Ilo. O001 stated that Failure to acknow1ok,o receipt of tlid vuC:e&.t rsy
result in bid being rejected an non-reponcive. ci LEnaMsnd w-u tho oly
bidder which failed to aclmoledge AtmdtmJt Ro 0001$vi d this utizzim
weS noted by you at the time or bid opening,
It in 1ew agland'e position that ito failure to ae!'soilecko rcwa.
of the wnendrnent should be Wimved and the cmtrma.t vvrdcd to it w:; low
bidder since it never resoeivod the vmendment and Wu, tli.rofo.o, .d .
of ito iisunco, )Iowevor, tldc doen not ju.ittfiv rmivij, the b.idrta;,o
failure to acknowletdCo the bid vnandment. Se 46Co.up. On, X6 (P. S).
This eeming1y harsh rule iv neconatry to pxcaervo the intcsritv o.' tu
compotitive bidding aynta by preventing a biddwr froa vcz.yLig t1.tti ,ftc
bid opening or becoming bound for less thaxa WaU equtro lfro otbor bids.wc
on the sme contract, 1-166255, W,-ly 27, 1959.
New Enrland ailso contends thaxt itti failure to a oow o.3o the won.:c.t
affecting the wage dntormination schedulo chould. bo smzivr.da nw ,I :ztio1mzin-
formality under Federal h'ocurmmt Rojulationa (rc') 1-2.405(d)(?) uinou
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