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PSAD-77-122 1 (1977-06-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaavth0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RESTRICTED-Not to bo reloas2d outside the Cenera ,_ cAccourAVn,; Of:c excpt on the bsis of specific approval, by R&fRV-% %qF8+6!rTME!CWt&=ATES t. WASHINGTON. O.C. 20144 B-187730 I 1 1977 rWJ - . The- Hono-r-abl-e-Delbe t- L.--L&tta ....... House of Representatives Dear Mr. Latta: In your February 23, 1977, letter you asked us to review the solici'.ations for scissors and shears made by the Ciauss Cutlery Company to determine why its bids are consistently/ denied by the General Services Administration (GSA) in favor of a foreign bidder. We reviewed solicitations FPNTP-A2-19332 and FTAP-A2-60895 cited in your letter as well as GSA solicitations for scissors and shears in 1973, 1974, and 1975. Solication FPNTP-A3, dated August 29, 1968, was not available for review because GSA does not retaIn such data for more than 6 years. We also reviewed applicable procurement regulations and interviewed GSA personnel responsible for bid evaluation and contract awards for scissors and shears. Evaluation of Foreign Bids GSA follows the Federal Procurement Regulations which require that bids submitted by foreign firms be increased by 6 percent, including import duties, before comparison with domestic bids. In the case of procurements from small business or a labor surplus area, foreign bids are increased by 12 percent when the resulting contract would not exceed $100,0U0. The results of our evaluations are as follows: Solicitation FPNTP-A2-19332-A-5-12-72 Clauss Cutlery Company submitted bids on three items in this solicitation. For all three items, Kingshead Corporation, a supplier of foreign made items, was the only other bidder. We found that Kingshead Corporation was the low bidder on all three items. However, Kingshead was awarded a contract for only one item because the other two items failed to meet GSA specifications. Solicitation FPNTP-A2-19332-N-7-21-72, discussed in the following paragraph, was issued for the remaining and other items.

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