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B-194414 1 (1980-02-21)

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    United States General Accounting Office            Officeof
    \Washington, DC 20548                              General Counsel
                                                       S-InReply
                                                       Referto: B-194414


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       Anthony L - Kalloch Vice President
         Sales and Marketing
       Savory. Equipment Company ,
       Box 608
       Neptune. New Jersey  07753-

       'bear Mr. Kalloch

            This :'letter responds, to your teleqram received Octo-
       ber 19- 1979,- requesting clarification of our decision in
       Savory quipm?!nt Company B-194414, September 19: 1979.
       7_9 2 CPD 203, wherein we denied 'your pr6test that the
       Geteral Services Administration (GSA) lacked a reasonable
       basis to 'set aside solicitation, FPG-Z-36350-4-3- 27-79
       for the-acquisition of 'Toasters,. Rotary, Heavy Duty
     . unoer the multiple award Federal Supply Schedule (FSS).

            That decision,. respo.nding toyour allegation that only
       one-Small business conoern--iatco Compan y-was capable of
       -meeting the -solicitation, requirements, he-ld :that at the .
       tine the-contracting officer. determined toset aside the    _.
       acquisition he-reasonably anticipated competition from the
       suppliers of toasters manxfactured by thtee'small business
       concerns--Hatco-, Wells ad- rince Castle- -which the sup-
.      pliers had ertified to'be small- in- the: previous.-proure-
       ment.- GSA -ctua ly reiyed only twQo: small bisinZs-, bids,
       off ering ,toasters manv'f iitu'ed' by' H~toqo kn d th e , 0o1'a
       Group (Tolman). fiat ,s toAsters convenionally toast
       brea by. indirect.heat, whereas Rolman s toasters grill.
       read by placing it.' h  ire&t eontact-with the heating
       4 lemen t. Savory unsuccessf'dly :co-aterded 'that, Rolan. s
       pr.- ucs were not. toaste'rs Within the _mning -6f the-
       solicitation, an -thetefore .G.A opl'y r,.e*ved one offer
       h hich complield with the equiresents of tre. sol icitation.






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