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B-178711 1 (1973-06-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadbo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: IL1 CoM~rrIOLLEFt GENERAl, OF THE UNITIED STATES ILJ;4 ASIMGr&*.. I June 14, 1973 The Imorable Donald K. Jobn AdmiAistrator, Voterna dtdnitratin 1 Dear . satn. onl 9* 9 Referenc, U a aeto letter 340 dated HWy 15, 1973, from the Director, Supply forvte, PDepartw at of Hdlelae ad Surgery, for- vardtngswith £ favorabe recowaUtton, the[quaut of-Taa-cec ma&tme-Cepmr to be relieved from psrformaco wader purchase order *=wutractao 73-e20130p Saud by the sMarket ng Division for edcal * The SIwvtit io for bide under *hic ' the contract n mmrded soltitud bids for 24 separate lUe Item coverUg seneral type of I ceaking and dspensing machines fox various Vatoras Admnisatratiom hoepital. The cmpy'se low pricm for three item veor accepted by the contracting officer for svard subsequent to the award, the caopauq roquested to be relived of performance ouader the contract Kbecause of an error which resultd in its failure to Include in Its V . pric esig iflcat auits to cover warranty rluirmontu The acpany submitted vidonce demonstrating the error to the atisfaction of the contracting officer. he conutactan officer h. recomended that the company be releved of performance under the contract without liability on the ground. that he should have ben aware of the posibility of error and roquested ver$ftiation of its bid prices. In this regard, he points out that the avrvl see prices bid by tho next three lwest bidders on the threeitws awarded to the company ara approxi sataly 18, 19 and 33 percont h41dhor, reapoctively, then the corresponding pricAs dn the COMPO17695bid. F*oc our rev of the reord, wo egre. that the contracting , officer %6a on coastructivu notice, of error nd that verification should have boa requested before award. Accordingly, the owmpany my be relieved from performce a. adaelcutratvaly recoammaded. Se 37 Coup. Gon 685 (1950). Sincerely yours, PAUL Qo DflbOLrwc Iro the Ccptrollcr Gmeral of the Uaited States 4 1'lr C• Q Cj u('W

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