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B-178666 1 (1973-08-08)

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                         CO.1wTROLER GENERAL OF TIlE UNITEP STATIES
             J WASMHNTON1 .C. &344


             3-178666                                    AugumV 8, 1973


           Keco Industries, Incorporated
           2438 fBskman Street
           Cincinnaii, Ohio 45214

                Attention:   fr. Georse W, Arndrews
                             Executive Vice President

           Gentlemen:

                Further reference In mad to your letter of tay 13, 1973, and
           subsequent correspondonce, protosting allainst any award of a contract
           to Harvey W. l ottel, Tncorporated, under Invitation for bids (IFB)
           No. DSA 400-73-B-7545, isued by the Defe ce General Supply Center
           (DGSC), Richmond$ Virginia,   Your solo contention is thait llottel's
           failure to acknowledge an nrundrent to the Invitation for bids
           should have resulted In the rojection of its bid as nonrsponsiva.

                bho contracting officar has described the circumotances under-
           lying your protest as follous:

                Subject Invitation for Ldo (IFB) was issued on 26 flarch
                1973 A * * invitinq offor   on, inter alin, 75 Air Condi-
                tionere, FSH 4120-951-0948, These J5 units i re desimnated
                as iten 0001 and were to be delivored, F0fl. deetinntion,
                lieu Cl,%berlnnd Army Depot,  Pew Cumberland, Pennoylvania.
                In addition to the 75 air conditioners, prices wore also
                aolicitcd for an initial production test as item 0002
                and for a First Article Test Report as item 0003. These
                are the only unite under the solicitation which are
                germane to this protont. Although another 60 air ccndi-
                . tioners, FSN 4120-974-7206, lwith attendant teste and data
                were solicited as items 0004 through 0017, the unacknowl.-
                edged anedmont made no changes in the solicitAtion re-
                quiremorts covering these uni ta.

                Aeudment 0001 was issued on 11 April 1973     * *. The
                only effect of that amendment on the units herein involved             ,
                was to divert one unit of the 75 air conditioners,    ;FS1
                4120-951-0948, from the New Cumberland Army Depot to the
                U.S. Aty Troop Support Comvand, St. Louis, Hionouri,
                In short, the anendnont would require the contractor to
                deliver 74 wiitu to Uqw Cumberland, Pennsylvania and one

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