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B-177745 1 (1973-07-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaczb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 174 '- . * . * I~tN%2'4>COMPTROLLER GENERAL Or THE UNITED 3T4.TES . ./WASHINGTOPU. D.C. 20$4010 *3-177745 July 13, 197Z Znternational Container Service, Inc. P.O. Box F lellevue, Wahington 98009 Attention: Mr. 1. 3. Glyna Snraxy7-Treuurer Gntlein; Referenceanto=do to your letter of March 210 1973, end prior correspondcacat protestiag against thi award of a contract to $DC Cold Storage, a division of annest Captaal Co., Inc. (herainaftar S1) under requat for pIroposals (T!) DSA 137e73-R-0196, issued bU the Dfese Personnel Support CGnter (DfC), Aaeda, California. Your protest essentially eoncerns the question of whether you - vere a rezponsible prospective contractor and the manner in which it was determined that you wore not. You generally deny defieiencies thich were cited In an utfavorabl preaward curve, and upon which the contracting officer beaad his dstermlation of ,. aresponsibllity. Further, you state that the tiueustion ut .rour responsibility should have ben referrad to the Small Usiness Admnitracion (SA) for possible iUeCoce of a ernificate of competency (COC). In this rcrd, you dispute the contracting officer's view that deficiencies onceraing saoety and atnation are not included in the dofftlr- ton of capacity. You.furthtr contend t.at the exacutan of a .certificate of urgency on December 27, 1974', wes without my basifse s nce the curraut contract did not expire until January 31, 1973, end it could have been extanded to allouv sufficient time for reforrol to SM and for correction of any deficlencles. You also point out that whatever urgency existed was due to tha Guvernat'e unilateral action In extending the closing date for renelpt of proposals from Octobeir 25, 172, to tovember 29, 1972. The RIP was Issued September 15, 1971, for one year's refrigeratad mrehouse service.awnvolviuq the receipt, storage usembly, and di- tribution of perishble and nonperishable food ln and fro the Seattlo, * Vashingtonarea, ncluding export traaciportation. Three proposals wre received end after vauation it was determined that the 0C5 proposal was lovest In price, aid the SDQ p=opoeeL was seamd Lomt. . . PUBLISVIED DECISION 63 Comp. Gem......... * 9,o

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