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1 9)COMTROLLEI GENERAL, OF TC UNITED STATUS
WASHIIN3TON. D.C, S
4August 13,19T3
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ferenee toan e t the lettedated JUW t1973, fr your Generl
Counsel, nbmitting for M decisiom a rquext by AM General Ccrpcmtia
(AM Gtneral) for an upward pgie ajuatnt o $2,116.01 as a result of
aistaks in bid alleged after the arl of ostnct G-,0s-ii80q1 bfy the
Swarm Services AdnJtntic.
atinvitatics for bids uoieitM prices t e 6edansa a1sttd
gon m an FAB Vesil. Port of Shipent basin AM General, Chrler
Corpoationp and General Motr Corpraticr submitte bids. An wow
fl to AMIGeneralf t* it1,2, 3, am 6 am Febrwury7 73. ~On
FebruAry 12, 1973, M Generl advised y office that a mistakirha
bee amade in thw bidprWcesfor items1, 92, 3, an6s. TheItem ere
awarded at the unit prices of $1,80 ar Item 1#2, and 3 and A2 100
ftr item 6. AM General. stated that the Intended bid prices veto n ,4.*0*
2,.201945, ant $35.i5 for Item 1, 2, and 3, respectively, and $2,756.0
tar item 6. AM General allegs that Its prices reflected o= the base
pric, of trh yeioleas and did t ia costs of aditcanl equflmut
sad trauportatics.
Sreport ofJun,% 1973, eatao a tatmf frm the Ut M
oier that be shwld ham been on rotioe of the possibility at error Is
tb bid of £4 Genrl. The coatr~atinM oflcer states that by subtactif
Us ost of the additionl equiwnt a Wtraaportatim the base price
of eachvehicle would have been trm 1,*24.O5 to 4,7A.5a. This is *e
atatiaUy below the bas prIce obtainScn similar vehicles In remcnt
solioitationm who the prices ve frc $1,690 to $2,100, .Also, while
AN Generalmw the only bidder ccitems wd 3, sMlr vholes ae
/mrde to Cbale Corpmatiau anFbruary 1, 1973, e vvok befoe te
I/Untant avol. Ms prior octract rloe tor a sixI Vehicle quiwS
by ItemI ead 3 m 42s339s
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