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'HIE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
PI THU UNITED WTATE
WaUMINCTON. 0. C. 8004a
DATE: k n ], 3.9T6
MATTER OF:
Mrray & Tragurtha Division of Mathewson
Corporation; Schottel of America, Inc.
DIGEST:
1. Low bid making its acceptance dependent upon nonvariance of
quantities offered in either Did A tr Bid B does not create
ambiguous condition or render bid nontesponsive, since qualiflca-
tion of thi, nature was permitted by terms rf invitation.
2. Allegation that lov hAd was priced unreaso:ably low creates no
basi for objecting to award to iLw bidder.
, Protestrs queition the resionslveness of the low bid rf Maritime
nhdustrieaj Ltd. (Maritime), under invitation for bids (iB)No. N00123-
7641-1695, which conthemplated the award of & fixed-pricc§ontract
for 10 4 esel-driven'outboird engines. Bidders were to submit
prices for Bid A-10 itemsa with first article testing and technical
data, Bid B3-0 f'ys withcut first article testing and te-hnical
data, and option rights undet each Bid to purchase 10 additional
'items. The Government reserved the right to waive the first article
requirement. The p rtiv.nr invitation proviston dealing with contract
award was as follows:
SECT10zY D - EVALUATtON AND AWARD FACTnRS
DID A OR BID B
Bids £rxe invited on the basis of Bid A or ,id B
or boih and thc Government reserves the right
to award on such bi sis as tl;- Contracting Officer
detemines ro Ise -,ost advantageius to the Govern-
sent.
All bidders are required to submit bids on both
Bid A or Bid B.
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