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B-179147 1 (1973-10-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadlt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: IraaSrS%1 Z~o VCOMPTRtOLLER GENERAL OF' THE UNITED STATES .1-179147 October 31, 19T3 Depew and Rfthu Attorney, at Law Suite 302 1700 K Street, NW. ashiniton, D.C. 20006 Attention; Douglas J. flykhus, Euq., Gentlemen; Your latter dated August 20, 1973, and prior correspondenee, protestiug as counsel to the Ydcrocou C)rporation (tttcrocou) against the award of a contract to any other ftin under in-.tti for bids 1100123-73-B-2196, issued by th Naval R'gicakt Procurement Office, Los Auneles, California, raises two isues whether (1) the specificationo were ambiguous; and (2) the low bidw o a 1buy-dn 9 Concerning tb t' rt isoue, section 20.2 of our InteriB Ud X'rotest Procedures and Standards provides that protests based on alleged impruprieties i Any type of colicitation which are apparent pr1.r. to bid opening or the closing date tar receipt of propousas shali be filed prior to bid opening or the closing date for receipt of propoals. In responso to an inquiry from our Office concerningliether the foregoing standard had been tatisfied, your letter of Aug;nt 20, 1573, stated that Rticrocorn b ad protested to the procuring act&vity before bid opening. fBased upon this repreeeutn- tion, our Offica requested a docucnited report on the. matter from the Deptrtment oi Jie lavy. The Navy ;, eport, under cover letter dated Septcmblar 17, 1973, contaiued the contracting officer's statement of the fets leading to the protest. As stated therein* the only quistion ttoueorning the specificat ons raised by icrocom prior to bid opm. tug rolated . to the lusted approved vendoxs. In response to Iicrocm's ,request that a particular firm be a dded to the list, the contraiting officer amendcd the IFB. In responue to telephonic inquiries ti you to resolve the question whether the proteet was ticely filt id, you agreed that the subntance of the prebid-opening contracts hetween Hicrtccom and lavy would nut constitute a protest. oTherefore, youi: protest bcforic our Gff6co on thin isruo Is untvicly and vill not be considered. Ekcge/re. &t MotY -l)7/?/

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