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B-240295,B-240295.2,B-240295.3 1 (1990-11-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxyz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Defense Systems Group; Warren Pumps, Inc.; Dresser Industries, Inc. File: B-240295; B-240295.2; B-240295.3 Date: November 6, 1990 R. J. Shoffstall, P.E., for Defense Systems Group; David R. Hazelton, Esq., Latham & Watkins, for Warren Pumps, Inc.; Kenneth S. Kramer, Esq., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, & Jacobson, for Dresser Industries, Inc., for the protesters. Katherine S. Nucci, Esq. and Timothy Sullivan, Esq., Dykema Gossett, for Scot Division of Ardox Corporation, an interested party. Jonathan H. Kosarin, Esq. and Sandra D. Baker Jumper, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Paul E. Jordan, Esq., Paul Lieberman, Esq., and John F. Mitchell, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protests that contract modifications at substantial price increase were beyond the scope of the original contract and constituted an unjustified sole-source procurement are timely where filed within 10 working days of when the protesters first learned the amount of the price increase. 2. Modifications which involve substantial cost and affect first article test requirements, delivery schedule, and performance specifications do not constitute a cardinal change where the nature and purpose of the original contract as well as the field of competition remain unchanged. DECISION Defense Systems Group (DSG), Warren Pumps, Inc., and Dresser Industries, Inc. protest the modification of contract No. N00104-86-C-0605, awarded to Scot Division of Ardox Corporation, by the Navy Ships Parts Control Center, for the supply of 675 centrifugal pump units and corresponding parts. The protesters contend that contract modifications which waive most of the first article test requirements, extend the delivery schedule, change a noise level specification, and

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