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B-177531 1 (1973-05-18)

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COMPTROLLER GENERiAL OF THE. UNITED STATES
          WASHINTON. D.C. 2j543


U-177531


Hay 18, 1973


B. C. Rogern & Sons, Inc,
P. 0  Box 398
Morton, Mississippi   39117


Attention:


Mr. B, T. Armotrong
1-tanager


Gentlemen:

     This is in reply to your letter of December 18, 1972, and prior
correspondence, requesting relief from an error alleged to have been
nade in yo.r firm's offer in response to invitation to offer Ho. 16
issued by the Poultry Division Agricultural Harleting Service (kIS),
Department of Agriculture.

     The invitation covared the ptirchasa of fresh frozen cut-up
chiclens Zor use in tha Ilntional E.Achool Lunch Program. Offere were
raceived from 17 firms on a delivered basis to 56 destinations,
Awards w:ere made to 11 firms, Tho delivered price submitted by
all offerozs ranged from $0,3118 to $0.3380 per pound depending oh
the geographie locations of particular destinations. Due to the
ntmber of offerors aad destinations, an in accordance with the
otandard procedure erloyed by APS to evluste offers received in
this type of procureaent, all offers irre fed into a tomputerj.hich
printed out-the lcvest offeror for each destination for purposes of
award.

     Your firm subuitted a tlmely Wire of2e' on the bid opening date,
Novc-ber 17, 1972, covering 50 dectinationo with prices ranging, from
$0.317' to $0O,335 per pound, and confirrad those prices by letter
of thtaet nmc date to I. Award wan made ud you on 1ovarbcr 21,
1972, for three dentinations at the followIng pracs per pound:


Corsicana and Amarillo, Texas

Birmingham, labama

Ra.a, North Carolina


$0,3305

0.3223

0.3176


     You allege that an error wan made in your bid for tho Rats,
North Carolna (w..a), destination in that. the fret .ht charges of
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