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B-178134 1 (1973-05-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadok0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1 *.-.- N .,COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNiTED STATES S 2... WASHINGTON. D.C. ,0O4S B-10'(02-311 MAY 2 9 1973 Yor.-f tiplet Inc. PO of Poz 319 Yoi'4, Pennsylvania 17405 Attention; Hr. U. Robert Lightnor liana gr, Geaeral &al on Departrmnt Centlemn; Further reference is made to ygur protest against OW cancellation of Invitation for BtdSJ(IflJ No. 3273 issued on Jan'iary 9, 1973, by the Departmr.mt of Health, Education and Welfare, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia. M 1 Io, .32-73 requested bids for 13 flame monitor systems, Fireye UVP-S5, or equal# conisting of a 25 EVJ5, )odel i013 con- trol and a Type 15 UV5, Ho~ul 1005 Scanner. When the five bids received wore opened on January 31, 1973, your tim had attached a letter dated January 2, 1973, to its bid ofTtring the cited brand-nauo product an an citernate bid, pointing out to the pro- curing activity that two of the valiont claracteriaitcs (1.1 and J.2) liated in the specifications of tha I7 were not features of the brand-name item. Your pinary bid. was submitted on the basis of the listed sPecifications, includiig the to features in quorcion, si.e., I. and J.2, at a unit price of 41,090 each. Foflowing Poverul telephone conversations and correspondence between your office and that of the contracting officer, 1F 32-73 was cancellvd without notice being given to the bidders, contrary to the requirements of cection 1-2.404-3 of the Federal Procurement legulationa (rvn), and a new M3, Wo, 36-73, vas inaued on FVcbnt- arc% 16, 1973, becauce of the inconsistency that exited botween the specifications and the referenced brand-name item. However, the new I221 again included the two salient features which ware not part of the brad-naao product. Whlien thin fact was brought to the atten- tion of 'ohe contracting agency an amendment to the M. was issued on rebruary 21, 1973, which deleted the two salient features in qcastion. Mhen 1ido were open'd on March 9, 1973, your fira sub- mitted the lowest bid at $295 each as opposed to your low bid of $350 each in yotur alternate offer uuder the original FJ. ; a'a **- - - -* - - g.. .. . ..- '-*

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