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B-178059 1 (1973-07-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaczo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: •., . COMPTIROLL.ER GENERAL- OF TH UNITE STgva' 31193 -178059 July IT, 1973 Tht Ioorflle Arthur V. Smpon Acting IA-ini strat:c r Ceneral Services Admlniotration Dear Hr. Sanpson: We refer to a letter dated February 16, 1973, fran your Coneral Counael concerning the request by Union Carbide Corl;'ration, Linda Division of flir rn., Alrba:a, for either r't:t -o or refotiva-, tion-of c-'ntrnct r..)S/.!J_19,. 1(.ion I.COY) c1iv to a rirtal.e in 14d alleged after amnrd. Union C.trbldn offered to rmppiy on on irtied 1,275,05 etibte faec of )iqui( o rra. to ro t h.r:;c- p.e. ,n royr,.-ville, K.orrh Carolinn, at o pri:e of $Of...2.'' :..r u..ie Et m Ia, trI . iC'cr, usao near.J the Conrr.t, .vf-.: nr-..:.', t.3. CsrW...,. :vrt -I tlai;: it nmlta:enly uoud a parsa f,'. t!-,.:rv,... yav'c' v'.9 ' Scheduln ns an initi:l -.rhrd.'.t S d.rc'p., .t!; 1,.3:1. 2ha. yvor)- afhece iuldected thcr. utornvf fo;t:ii:: for t, e:y',n i:ould 1-c .Up plied by th GoCVnVrr.r.t, vhcrr.s the o. 1±.::. t - ttfhr 1:c for cV4;,*.:t CS-04S-1906431 require. t'o concrs.-tor r , flIr.,., ti.t ntcre f.i- itice, In vlew thcrcof, Unicn Cnr A ricat-:rctho th.Lt cr :bid pricu chotild hnve ben 't'.SZ722 r c.ib.e £ov. Y:: t . y ot;cr bid received for Item AO030 wao $0.0065 per cubic foot. The contracting ofUte has Gdviscd ua thr, tho 70-pcirccnt disparity betr4cn th two bidn rcc-±vr.d .hotl h:;-vc C.!);t-.r tdth notice of the prot'ability of a mvLt:t:,ke in lhid, Your General Councl &nd the contracting oficcr both at-.zcrt tlztt sx.ce the contractinA officer did not seek verification of the low bid, no valid and b$.udina contract aa coruattated upon its accentance, This position Is at variance with the rule enunicatod in 20 tomp. on. 286, 20S (1940), wheraoae aeted that: ft * * ordinarily no frir conpar6ron :ith other bide can be made w.heie only two ..tdoly varitt bids are received, there beins no noa reason for considering thea low bd too low than for conidering that a nlltke was wade by the hich biddnr In quoting a price to high. ti:'.... 4see. A * .' ,,,. ,rs. C-0. ~ . 9499999:j /- . I ,. - r

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