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B-179683 1 (1973-11-13)

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COMPTROLLER GENERAL. OF THE UNITED STATES
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-NoVeber 13, 1973


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Martin K  Eby Contrttion (SampW
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Post Office Dox 3196
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Attention: lit. Ibiymond R. Pnning
            Woo Preuidant and Area
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Gentleen
     We refer to your letter of Augaust 9, 1973t to the contracting
 otficer Corps of Engineeras Vicksburg Ditrict, protestirg the
 award or a contract under invitation for bida (IFr) fo. fACW8m
 73eBl0383, and requenting the tramnmitt1 of your4 protect to our
 Office for resolution. For the reaons explantued below, your
 protest is denied.
     The subject 1 TB issued on June 19, 1973, by the Dewrtment
of the A2wVicksburg Distriot, Corps of Rnsineersp eou ,it bids
for the cmoval or peoiftied Jolts and dan= from navigable .ter-
ways in Lotdaiana, This procurement was a rerdvertisment of
XF DACW38-73-B-O119, uhich had been cancellod after bid .pening
but prior to award due to the expiration of vage raten. The rO.Icord
shows that your firm submitted. the highest of four bids recei' ud
ender the origin3. LFD.

     The time met for bpening of bids under the readvertieneal
was flsOO n.m. on July 2, 1973, at which tine bids nere reoe±led
frostDore Wreaking C=pany and Souter Construction Comw nore
jontedt with Dore's bid being low at 4859,k00.

     The record# i.noludisg pertinent correspondente between your
f$xm and the contrabing agency, reyeals that on the date of bid
opening yo% were advised by a friend that tho project was being
bid on that date; that you telephoned the procuring activity at
1025 a.m. to advise that you ha, not received the readvertise
I package; ead that you zquested permission to submit a to'e-
srapbo bid. You were reportedly advised that telegraphic A&
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