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B-178378 1 (1973-11-27)

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*  COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE LNITED) STATS
             WASHUgI4GTON, Df.C, 20-41


B-178378


Ncvember 27, 1973


The I1onorablo ELrl Jo, Butz
The Secretary of Agriculture

Dear -r. Secretary;

     y letter dated April 3, 1973, the Director, Office of PPnt and
OperAtionn, United Otutes Depz'rtuent of Azoriculture fozvoxaded to ua
a claim relative to a bid miatnkc by the ?riochhurtz Electrio Cot-
prwy.

     Invitation for bids AP-18-I.-7 was icwued by the Aricultural.
Roseo'o  fcrvice (114s), United ltt.ne Depr'tnent of Atwicuilture, for
furnliing -d lstnllng an electrical di:tri.bution cytca ni lies
Orleans, LouinionR. The solicttion invited bids for 1;ric Bid
Item I end Alternate Item IA. Alternate Item IA required bidders
to statc tM mount to be added to the fsi1c Bid for IhW'tin,
circmt-braOcx typu l,-in siitcihgcsr in lieu o the rnitch-rLd-NSc
typo required wider Bcic Bid Ita; I.


     IBidus wx'e opened on Juno 26, 1972; nk: bldil wre
follows:

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                                         Ito.n I


Frilchhertz Electric Co., Inc.
Webb Electric Company
Walter J, Barnes Electric Co
Lambert Electric
n. £,Ureumnn, nc.
prcatt Farnavorth, Inc.


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1'73,2%
190,03
07,1 555
2P-4,1185
228,755


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38,ooo
35j167
34,50
  I6930


Due to the great difference between Frischhertzio bid on lternate
item IA and the next low bid on that item, Frischhertz ars conatactod
concerning possible error In itu prico for Alternate Item 1k,
rischhcrtz inforned Alt, however, that it had sent a telqaam roo.
vising prices for both items. Frnchhertz ws advised that ARS had
not received this telegram. Just pr4or to this discussion, the
reqtisitioning office had directed the contracting officer to
disregard Alternate Item IA and maize award for Basic Bid Item I only,


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