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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATEE
WAStHINGTON. D.C. Z0S46
B176764
May 14, 1973
Meoown, Godfrey, Decker, Mc.ackin, ,O
Shipan & Mcelanr.
Eighteenth Floor
Co=erce Building
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Attention: John I1. Mea4cLin, Ecquire
Gentlmen:
We refer to your letter dated August 8, 1972, and subuaquent
correspondence, on behalf of Howell Instruments, Incorporated 0
(1lowell), protesting oiganst the Department of the Navy's use for
procurement purposes of data which you contend is proprietary to
Howell.
00- On June 22, 1972, request for technical proposals (nIFP)
- 1100156-72-RLTP-O496 was issued by Naval Air Engineering Center,
Phillelphio, Pennoylvania. The eolicitation called for technical
proposez for furnishing 60 engine trim teat nets in accordance
i4th the ';cquiremets of purchase description 35 (PD-35), dated
June 12, 1972. These sets are used to deterraine whether an
engine is performing efficiently and to determine what adjust-
ments to th-3 engine are required. The requirement, included
indicators ';o read revolutions per minute (11.1), temperature
and preusurt, and circuitry for correcting RI and temperature
to a atandard day condition (590Y.) and for camputing engine
presnv.ne ratio.
As bachground, it is reported that the coneral requirements
for the teat unit were not at a meeting held on Februaiy 3, 1971,
between technical personnel from ]Howell, Navy and Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft (r'). The record indicates that it %,us concluded at
thin meeting that a test net wns to be furnished by Ho.elfl, under
a subcontract with 1I, to be delivered to the Havy purcuant to
lis prime contract (1o. 100019-70-C-0203) with the Navy for
TF30-P-412 engines and s%pport equlpment for the F14A aircraft.
At thie time Howefl provided the Navy witn three drawings which
depicted the configuration of the control panel, external direna
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