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B-188845 1 (1977-11-22)

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                                          THE   COMPTROLLER GENERAL
              F3ECISICJN      .           O;J . OF THE UNITED      UTATEB
                                          WAEHINGTON. D.C. 20540




o)            FILE:       8-188845               DATE:   November 22, 1977
             MATTER OF:         Curtiss-Wright Corporation

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             DIGEST:

             1.   Rational. baola mxists for cinsidering cumulative effect of
                   temperature varlations at valleytand peak of operation in
                   deciding whetjsr combustion turbine generating unit meets
                   solicitdtioL. requirement that exhaust temperature variations
                   from the average shall be sush that stress on hot part& shall
                   not be more .hans would be imposed by conventional peak operation.

              2.  R.iliance of bidder on oral explanation by consulting engineer
                  wsa at bidder's own risk since soliciiation reqttred bidders
                  to request in writing any explanation desired '.egrrding
                  meaning or interprLi.tion of specifications whtich would be
                  followed by written addendum to all bidders.


                  Curtiss-Wright Corporation (Curtise-Wrigit) has requested our
             Office to review the award made by the Massachusetts Bay Transporta-
             tior. Authority (MBTA) to Turbo Power and Marine Systems (TP&M) under
             project No. MA-03-0037.

                  This project is being funded, in part, by a grant from the
             Urban Mass  Irenspnrtation Authority (UTA) and therefore involves
             the expenditure of Federal funs.

                  The contract is to supply a combustion turbine generating
             unit for the MBTA South Boston Power Station.

                  Curtiss-Wright contends that the bid of TP&M was nonresponsive
              to solicitation paragraph IIID2 which provided:

                  For the emergency operatiag mode with load
                  characteristics as set forth in sub-paragraph
                  C6 of this Section III, average exhaust temp-rature
                  shall not exceed 930F and exhaust temperature
                  variations frum the average shall be such that
                  stress on hot parts shall not be more severe than
                  would be impostd by conventional peak operation.


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