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B-188302 1 (1977-10-03)

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  0%            FILE:     3-188302                DATE:  October 3, 1977

                 MATTER  OF:   Colt Industries, Water and Waste Manaement
                                   Operation

                DIGEST:

                        Protest based on allegation that successful
                        bidder was nonresponsive for failure to
                        submit Coast Guard certification letter for
                        specific Type III marinu sanitation devices
                        it proposed to furaish is denied. IFD only
                        required, and bidder submitte, copy of-
                        certification letter for any Type III device.
                        Similarly, applicable statute and regulations
                        do not affect responsiveness of bid.

                    Colt Industries (Colt), Water and Waste Meagemet Operation,
               protests the award of a contract by the Coast Guard to Jered
               Industrieu, Inc. (Jered), under invitation for bide (1f3) No. a-85-
               0240-6013-0. The protest arises from Jered's alleged failure to
               comply with the terms of the IFB, which Colt contends required each
               bidder submit with its bid a certification letter for the specific
               marine sanitation devices (NSD) offered in response to the IFB.

                    The IFa solicited bids to provide vacnum flush MSD's for WKEC
               and WREC class cutters. Part C-27 of the IFB provided that:

                        BiDS flHALL BE ACCEPTED ONLY FROM THOSE
                    MANUFACTUREL.S WHO HAVE BEMN TYPE CERTIFIED
                    BY USCG T0 PRODUCE A MARINE SAhiLTATION DEVICE
                    UNDER 33 CFR'159.15. YOUR ATTENTION IS
                    DIRECTED TO PARAGRAPH 3.18 (d) PAGE 16 OF
                    SPECIFICATION G-ENE-21-76 DTD 15 JULY 1976,
                    PAR. 3.17 (d) PACE 13 OF G-ENE-23-76 DTD
                    1 JANUARY 1976, WHICH REQUIRES THE SUBMISSION
                    OF A OPY OF THE USCG CERTIF-CATION Lfl7UE
                    WITH THE BID.





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