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B-183682 1 (1975-08-13)

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DECISION


          THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL
. AjOF THE UNITED STATES
          W, A SHWASHINGTON,    .C.   o 0  54


FILE:  3-183682


DATE:   August 13, 1975


MATTER OF:      Ingersoll-Rand Company


DIGEST:

     Contracting officer's determination that use of words
     DOES NOT APPLY in unit price and amount columns for
     technical data under IFB created doubt as to whether
     data would be supplied at no charge or whether it
     would not be supplied at all was reasonable,and there-
     fore, bid properly was rejected as nonresponsive.

     On December 12, 1974, the Defense Supply Agency, Defense
Construction Supply Center, (DCSC), issued invitation for bids
(IFB) No. DSA700-75-B-1340, to supply items consisting of four
types of products and services as follows:


Item 0001

Item 0002


Items 0003 through 0009


Item 0010


two air compressors

subsequently deleted
from the solicitation
by Amendment No. 3

data for the two air
compressors

on-site technical
assistance to install
the two air compressors


Two bids were received and opened on February 21, 1975.
Ingersoll-Rand was the low bidder and Worthington Compressors,
Incorporated (Worthington), was the second low bidder.

     By telegram dated February 24, 1975, addressed to the
contracting officer,. Worthington protested any award to Ingersoll-
Rand on the ground that Ingersoll-Rand's bid was nonresponsive
for the data items. Ingersoll-Rand had inserted the words DOES
NOT APPLY in the space for the unit price and amount for data
items 0003 through 0009. Since these data items were required,


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