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B-179075 1 (1973-12-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadss0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STAaS G) ERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE .W HINGTON, DC. 0548 Oarm oF GCaIRaL COUNC. 3-279O iDeceamber 11, 1973 II Gl' & esta= Advanced Deyopmmt A 1ea)inerir Center Oulf & Weatern IdanmuPtring Cktiwy 101 Ceater Road Switthaor, Pen afylvarAa 19081 Atteiticn: Wr. John J. Byrne Vice President We refer to your letter oY September 18, 1973o aM prior correapdence, protesting thu Federml dL d stration (n)Departmt of Tranportation, rejection of all bids aM reaolicitation after final bid openio of E tw-tep formally advertised procurement solbitatico, DoT-fl-w2C34, The FA K requirement for the lel/Mil Dynrcs Bi=flator Carrage Muon.e blies, Reactico nbructures and Serviceo Structures w as ubse- qiently procured thrcugh negotiation avard of the relevant contat being made on Jme o29, 1973, to The Doeing CooRtny TRA ntates that upon opening an exadnation of the bidt received from the two f ma declared acctptable in tep coo of 020034 indLxated the follawir: a . Gulf & Iientem (oW) *3,497,687 Boengtng *,8f3, 11o However, the Lbkw=mnt etimte for 'whe coetraet was aW $2,5900,00, making the low' bid 40 percent higher than this ' gure. RA thereafter attempted to vez4f the acou'ay of its eatimate by, mmg other things, revalidating quotaticiw fran a number of nonoes on each component and subsyatem. After suh a procedure was acpleted the Government eatinnte wa revised to $2,700,000 because of thw .4E- eoery of a error whioh had cmedte initial estimte to be under- stated by $200,00., At this point 01's low bid was utt11 30 percent higher than the Governmit estimate. RA, tlwrefore, eent a lcttor to G&W dated ?urch 2, 1973, which stated: 1 , •*e }f+...§C..} CQ C ('ICrybaf/~cmd

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