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B-197531 1 (1980-03-27)

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                          THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
 DECISION      .OF THE UNITED                 STATES
                          WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548




 FILE:   B-197531              DATE:  March 27, 1980

 MATTER  OF:  Dohrmann Division, Envirotech       02-&5-
              Corporation
 DIGEST:

     Low bid containing bidder's preprinted
     standard commercial terms and conditions,
     which are at variance with requirements
     of IFB, may be considered for award in
     view of inclusion in IFB of Waiver of
     Preprinted Information clause which
     permits disregarding of preprinted
     information under conditions applicable
     here.   However, GAO recommends clause
     not be utilized in future as it con-
     stitutes arbitrary convention which
     permits ignoring clear language of bid.

     The Department of the Navy, Naval Regiona
Contracting Office, Washington, D.C., has r quest  an
advance decision regarding the acceptabilit of t
low bid of Dohrmann Division, Envirotech Corporation
(Dohrmann), submitted in response to invitation for
bids (IFB) No. N00600-80-B-0378.

     The IFB was for one microcoulometric titrating
system to be used to evaluate and certify atmospheres
of manned deep submergence vehicles. The specifica-
tions required either Dohrmann components, Antek
Instruments, Inc., components or equal be furnished.

     While the IFB did not require the submission of
descriptive literature, it did contain the following
clause:

     WAIVER OF PREPRINTED INFORMATION.
     Signature on the Invitation for Bids
     constitutes a waiver of preprinted terms
     and conditions appearing on any company
     letterhead or other document submitted
     with the bid unless the bidder states in

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