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COMPTROL.Er GENERAL OF THE UNITED bTATES
           WAVHINGTOMI, D.C. Z6548


B1.7879


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September 26, 1973


Lieittentnt Goceral ltallaee . Robinoon, Jr.
Director, Defenso Supi.,ly Agenoy


Pear General Robiuson:


      Tlain is in roer-ronce to tho letter dxted July 25, 3.973
 (DSAu-o), flom you, Anintant VowMl, reporting on tli rcquent
 by Empiro Jinufaoturing Compant (Fpire) that it; contract,
 DSA700-73-c-5159, for fitting taune zbliosp b,: cancelled btwnuve
 of a mistake in its bid&

     MIplira allgoes that it failed to obtain and coi.det all
speofiicrtions referencod in the invitation prior to rubitting
its b±O, and threiore its bSO p.'ice covora cnly u p-.rtion of the
items in the specified fittiw nWcnly, lie have ci.uded for
reasons hoc     1u.tor utated t;ttt Yx;%'pire  W)ould not b hl  d to it.'
erroncou bid as to do no io i.Xd be tmooo'eo.onblc.

      The record nhrs that on I...rch , 1973, L'.)re zuOIdittd tho
lo1 tid o' ii0,00t Lor each azemdly jnd tlht tho no,:t tuo higbcer
bids;iiero 435.00 and ;9.5. 5 In iaddit.ton, V,i0'o first articlo
bid price vus also $ls0I, vhilo the nc:t J16vw on thin itc. va,
$12 50t   Accordinwl., the contractinfS o-i~cz.: adviced J0sw-ire of
the bid prices ox the necond tond lhird Joci 1LZC    andi tha no-
aiderably higher prices prevlonusly paid for t: subjec t auncibly.
Subsequently, ThDpiro advisod the contract.Inj 2of'iecr by ttplono
and in writing thnt its bid prbio   'Wre co'rre:ts, Tle CUotfl.utinig
officer reportathit after thin vorification he no longer vuspvcded v,
mintaike. Oni I.rch 23, ho niardel a contbra' tAco )Th.:iro.

     It ppears that the invitat.on schodtule eontaiwnd an iten
deariptioi ihlch incorporated by refotrence thu appJle;Mo  pocigi-
cationo and drazing4s.  (nucovhere, the solici.tation ,.,,vidcd the
noocasaz'y instrtction for obt aiing copicn 9)1. 1n cFiCi'1caton.:,)
The item docription .ILso reeronced a partd.,,:,.' ,.i.tn.urd
for the parpose of' cffecting t revision in ti., ryl?,pcidcation au
related to thiu atmcidard.

     r,pive firut alleged a jistadze to your oancy by lettor Oated
April 16$ 1973.   The ornpm'ty nattu'i that it bid oty covered tha


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