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              COP4PTHtOLLER GENERAL OF TIME UNITIED STATES5
                         WAZFI5MhCITON D.C. 105*8



3-17628                                       April 30, 1973




Carpet and Praparies mntLft iCopy, Inc.
3215 Knole Ia:61  Avenue
11t, RxAtler, ?arylaxA 2032

     Attention:  Kr, Rioclhad  rtner
                 President

Gentle=:

     This is in  eference to yizr letter dated January 27P 173,
vritten in rcspcae to cur dettation B-1' T6 p January 24, 1973,
in which we dented yrtw protest sganuutthi  ward of a contract to
azy other tin  for capeting of thw llev Xibrxy Inflding, Unitel &latca
ilaval Aceaday Annaolis, Maryland.

     The invltaticn for that prourcment requIral tAt bid sar~ple in
the quantity, sites, etc*, requirod for the it.s so indicated in the
soliettaticn be iruished as part of the bid and ruceived by the pro.
curin etscncy prior to the tine set for the opentin of bldn.

     In our decision ue stated that we rconize& that thery van a
conflict in the rvcird ti to ithether there wau an attmp by you to
subnit c cziforaij p)1ca. After a caretul review £oV the evidenev
reaented, we coneliued that we hslYA  accept the admnistrattve ver-
aim  of te disuted facts,

     You have contended that ytn attcrzted to sunit yunr bid forma,
the arcldtect folder an4 f'a 3m by 2 einch bid samples in the bid
opcnin! rom. You have contended i4Nfthcr that Mlthogh the bidoCq-
ing officer finafly took the b14 forna and arcitect t'olders nhe
refused to nacept your fur sarpos. The bid orpenlin otficer has
rvrtcd, hciecvr, that vhe docs not recall being offered or havug
retuocd to ccpt the fur riplen.
     In thiu regard, pertinent provision of the inw4tation relntine to
the auu'rnsion of bid narn!es nformed bidders that:





         (c)  ale rwrt be submItted  vith the original
             copy of GM Form--4, &%vie Ecconi 8hect


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