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B-176387 1 (1973-01-03)

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             COMPTROLLER GENERAL, OF THE UNITED STATES
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20148p
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B-176387                                JAN 3  4973




Dear  eneral Robinson,:

     ietersztee Uo made to letter DSARwC 4ttd. Akut 15,. 1972, trAM
the Assistant Qonsel, I{*darten#, Cmna tation,2 ?urzshing a
report on the protest of Suzlos Tire Wles with respect to s ae s
contract wo. 14-2174-136 whic it van ,wared.

     The invitatio  for bids (Ws) undn which the aution sale was
consist  ed incorro ,ted. by refoer e the Geneal tle Te   and
CodtiotdS of the Defense Logistics Serices Center :    et   e
by bwvferee, Februa y 19711, ineaucdins pwragp 2, Conition and
L4ootion of Property, and paragraph 30,. (uanntoed Descriptions.
The former provision specifle tht prperty 3istod in the Mf is
offered as is snd Vlfn is; that the description of the pxwerty
is based on tho best infarttonj avatlable to the 4*U office; and
that the Govermt xm        no vrranty of the quantity, knd, chvnter
qLUali-ty, wight, size$ dnoripttons or 'fitness fPil ASfl pnToye of any
of the i operty. The latter proviaie warrants tbat property sold
will be as desribed in the In, but    peiftic*y d&nies v rmty
of exUates at to the weUht of' praperty sold by tha. wit or by the
lot, The eontraet afwaded to ftrplus Tire under the MM was for 22
items, incudiJt items 200 and 201. Uoh of th  Utter two Item w            .
described in the ZS as coaftinin coe lot of trreuax.r shaped oorro-
*ion resistant steel plAtes. The esttte   total weigt iitlnded in
the 4secriptgm Vas 5t,420 pounds for Atft 2W0 an 1,800 pouds for
It= 2M1.

     After the awad of the eantrat, Xr. Fred Sobrartz of Surpbgs
Tire ewnd ite#= 20 and MI. He concile4 tbat the lots containe4
substattalW less mterial. tha ostinte4 In the VS3 and he requested
that tim propezty be wevihed. The request was deted m the basis
that there ts no obligatton to uigl ts property sine it was
offere  for nU by lot    Mr. &bnrt Mone oftced to pay ftr and
rmonv al W it  , &Ucept 200 and 201        rsUolutiom of the dis-
patt  n.r the etinted wegt of t.,   Utter tw  ite. , ' vas
*Ortwe  that vaee of the pwcserty vv44 b* released to him unless he
V1d ftir &U tbe Itms be fesired to rmeso #a provided a 20-perent
    dep bi fl b*1 2W0 v*4 201. W. $cbnxtz~ Aid not beliew tint he
    islave to provide a dst wt ittm M0 and 2M1 as a ecAdtica
to roceiin  the evthr xwoperty VoAd itt reftn   to parfat wc tiat

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