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S  COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                                  WAS1HINGTON. D.C. 194


         11478968                        July 25p 1973



         Pasar rivate Car Service Company, Inc.
         2527 Bostcn Road
         bronx,   ew York 10467

             Attentions    as. Elizabeth Polzzi
                          President
         Gentlemen:!
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             Reference in made to your letter of June 21, 1973, with
         enclosures, protestng the award of a contract to E :ecutive
         Carriage Club, Inc. (Executive), under Invitation for Bids
         (IFB) le. 5244-22-74, issued Hay 18, 1973, by the Veterans
         Administration (VA), Chief, Supply Service, VA Hospital, Haw
         York, Hay York.

             The subject IFB solicited bids for the supply of prLvata.
         imetered eaxigab service to beneficiaries of the VA Hospital
         and the VA Regional Office, No York City, during the period from
         July 1, 1973, through June 30, 1974. Bids were opened on June 7,
         1973, and bids were submitted from four firms, with Ryco Private
         Car Company as the low bidder, followed by the bids of Frank's
         Car Service, Executive Carirnge Club, Inc., and your firm, in
         ascending order of price.

             Or. the basis of preaward survaya cond,.cted on June 15, 1973,
         it was detormined that only your firm and .bective had the
         necessary faclitles and capabilities to meet the contract require-
         Smts.
             In your ltter of June 21 you protestud, inter alia, that
         htecutive was not licesed by the few York City Taxi and Limou.
         sine Consission, arid did not possess the New York Motor Vehicle
         Tax Stamp for each of the vehicles it proposed to utilize In
         performing the prospective contract. Furthermnre, you alleged
         that its vehicles were not properly insured. By letter of June 22,
         19)3, Evecutiv, the remaining low bidder, was requested by the
         contracting offIcer to satisfy the foregoing requirements by the
         close of bueLneus, 4%30 p.m., June 27. 1973.




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