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B-179441 1 (1973-12-28)

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COMPTROLLE R GIEUERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
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5-479441


Ineutber 28, 1973


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Coultor Eletrenics, Incorporated
10757 Tucker Strnst
Seltaville, Mq1 ln4  20703


     Attentions Mr. Hicheel J, LuBMer
                 Mgloa Manager
Gatlnuza:

     Rerence iu made to your letters of August 9 and Oatobar 12,
1973, protesting against the ward of a comtract to the flhnr
Scientific Cospany under solicitation Ni. DAI05-73-R-0233, datd
June 7. 1973, teuad at Tor GeorgeG o, tHd&, Maryland, For
reasons discueand below, youar protest i n tmted.o1

     The purcheas request subittad by the out Redical Pupply
Officer, tmbr uugbtAmy flopitl, to the Procurment DMiv~m,
Fort lHeads, ?arylatd, was for a Fisher Uaa:ology ystes-o..
Autocytoter II and attachments innufactured by the Fioher
clnttfie Company, The purchase request was accompanled by a
statemnt of justification for purchasing only Fisher equipmmnt.
Purouxit tho'ato, the contracting officer prepared a Deteraiation
and ?Lindlngs dated June 6, 1973, justifying negotiation of the
procurement in lieu of formal advertising tndnr authority of 10
1u.,. 2304(a)(7) m the basis that cily Fisher's equipment would
net the overnvmnt'n needs, The DO? included the follovings

     2, Procurmxnt by negotiation of the above described
     mdedica equipment to necesnry becatuie it is an ex
     elusive producl doveloped sad designed by Fluher
     Scientific Company, 711 Forbes Avenue, Pittzburg,
     PA £5219. The call enwmeration process uttlised by
     this uachine involves a photoletric eleamt which
     to far epperior to other units that utilize electric
     fields for counting or the antiquated vacua msystet,
     The system aa been approvsd by OTG.


., U of foral advartiaJng of the above described
equipment in impracticable because only Fishir Scientifkc
Cospany, the desicner, devlopor and sole wtttfacturor
of the equipment, is sufficiently familiar writh the
dcoigu and opration characteriutics of the eqtuipment
to furuish the Bquipmezt roquitvd.


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