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B-177423 1 (1973-05-18)

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                        COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF ThE UNITED STAVIS
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       -177423                                                 Ay 18, 1573



       Cole and Groner
       1730 K Street, 11W,
       Washington, D.C. 20006

            Attentiont Alan Y, Cole, Esqire
                        WiLlian A. ahn, Eaquize

       Gentlemni

            This refers to your letter of April 2, 1973, aMd prior correapondence,
       on behalf of Veinschal Engineering Co. Inc. (Uan ochel)t protesting award
       at a contract to any bidder other than Woiruschal uudr tnvttation for bid.
       (UD) F41608-73-1t0037, dated July 18, 1972, issuod by relly MAr Force
       Base, Texaco The aolicitation is for a peak powor calibration systa nM
       is9 thc oeccond atep of a wrstep fornally advaristed procuro=ent, hich was
       initiatc4 by the laouence of tho firot-step letter request for technical
 K.    proposals (LRT) E41608-72-.-0246 on Auguat 10, 1971. The protect is
       dfrectud at the conduct of both-the first and second steps of the procure-
       wnt.   Since the lisuas concerning ach stop of the procurement arc largely
       unrolated, ye ohafl considar your itep-ons arnvents independently of the
       ctop-tvo F.xouxdis.


            The nin thrust of your argutment coucorninj the atop-one procuodings
       in that Applied Hicrownve Laboratory (AXL), thi ultlate low biddr, -was
       unfairly granted additional t=ma to qualify it&  itially unacceptabls
       proposal, You contend that the MAr 'orce'ae dcterintirn that Al 'a
       propoual vac unacceptable ahould have precluinde.any further dincucclon
       between AI  and tho Air Force, and that, tbeutfore,  IL clwuld not have
       been permitted to partcipate in otep-two.

            You state in your letter of November 16, 1972, that Woinrchal first
       beesmc vare of the ulegsd ±nproprietieo in t'Ar conduct of s tp on* upon
       inspaction of the M. which was issued on July 18, 1972.    y letter dated
       July 28. 1972, Wotnahol protested to the contracting off ico and raquested
       that ANL be disqualified from further competition, During conoideration
       of the proteat, the bid opening date was nuopsedd indefinitely. 1oinschfl's
       protst wa deanied in a letter of Septatber 27, 1972, from P illp IN.
       liittcker, Aeictant Secretary of the Air Forcg. Theiao undo for the dontal
       of the proteat u ta detailed in a letter dat'4 6ptc=bLr 29, 1972, frot


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