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B-179197 1 (1974-07-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadccs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0 0D1 m* ; BT: I -laim for proposl preparation cosJt ased upon contejtionthat claimant was ia led by contracting officer's erroneous oral advice as to fabric yardageastimate for shirts being procured is nor, supported by record as such irregularities as did occur did not result from arbitrary or capricious action. See court case& cited, * 10? Request for proposals (RFP) No. 60041 was issued on June 14, 1573 by the Federal Supply Service, General Services Administration (GSA), Denvet, Colorado, for 20;304 cotton fire-resistant shirts in varying quantities of small, medium, large, and extra-large sizes. As the store stock supply of these shirts vas completely exhausted due to the failure of a prior contractor to perform Its obligation under a previous supply contract, the solicitation wau negotiated ursuant to 41 U.S.C. 6 25.(c)(2) (1970) on the trounds of public exigency. In view of the procurement's urgent nuaure, the RFP was issued by telegram and was subject to GSA Form 1424 and Standnrd Forms (SF) 32, 33, and 33A. Five potential offerors were solicited, and b.V June 27, 1973, the closing date for receipt of proposals, fiye offers were received. While Airflote's otherwise low offer af $10.65 per shirt was for only 1$,000 shirts in size dfferentials indicated, the offer was ul- timately determined to be acceptable becAuse paragraph 10(c) of SF 33A provided that offers for less than the quantitius specified were acceptable. Airflote was iubsequently de- termined to be a responsible offeror eligible for award. GSA decided to execute a contract for shirts on the basis of the initial prices received. Thus, on August 9, 1973, GSA furnished a SF 33 contract and GSA Form 300 Purchase Order for £,672 medium and 8,304 large shirts to Airflote for its exectu- tion. The cover letter to the contract documents stated that a binding contract between Airflote and GSA would result only if the documents were properly signed and accepted without 7o 8426 I-~ BEST DOCUMENT AVA\LABLE SI eq ~ fl** -......-. - -- I at * I I V.' (I 14 . L %344r TlE)HEC COMPTROLLl GENCIRAt. F THM UNITUn STATUrs .1 . WABHINGTON, 0,C.eo p4r FILe: B-4179197 DATE; July 18, 1974 MATTER OF; Airflow, Incorporated P / 0

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