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COMPTROLLERGENERAL . FTHE UNTED -rATES
WASIIINSTWd, P.C.0483
B-177648 Daeember 14, 1973 ( J A
Spitz & Oroac'mu
Tentysflxs t floor 7
The 6oo DuIding
Corpus ChrintiTexa=s 70401 1:
Atteution: Oscar Spit, nEqitra
Qentlement
]Roforenoe in made to your Aunt 13,W.973 letter to this
CI'tice x(juetings reconsideration of our decision1 D-177640,
August l0 1973, relativa to the 0raim of Ceatxon Cororation
(Centron) for royalty payiments in connection 'with Value JIIAineering
CtSanae rropol (viP) 1i-'0L vuluitted by sigoynt O amentu, Incor-
porated (Elecant), -under contract KIe. Q.V09.69--OoI6, btecon
the &uf Bu Uineus Admtnictration (BA) and the United States Army
Ar-.-tjmiLon Proceronant and Supply Agon-y (APSA). You believe recon-
sidera..on is varraxted bacauno of a faottal error in the decidon.
'hie contract, entered into on Qoptembbr 4, 1963 punuant to
,ection 8 (a)(1) ot the Xmfll Buninesn Act, 15 US.C, 637 (a)(l),
called for the frn.shin. of 310000 bandoleero for 40rn cartridges
at a price of t0201O50. On Deptesber 13, 1560, 8slI entered into
subcontract Ub, SAOD22m(o) uith ElcZr.nt puruuanb to eoction
8(a)(2) of thu &nflltwineos At, 15 U.s.c. 637 for the
performnee of the prime contract,
UNA tod/JYA, on Auwwt 19, 19691 entere*d intoConmtract fWe
It'A0970-QOOD6 for on additional quantity of 200,00o bandoleers for
au additional oimt or $130,000. Vain adiitior fl quantity ian added
to t1o original rubcontrmct betmeen SMA and flleuant by lbd: fication
ro. 1 to that ouV.contract, raining the total contract priae to
4331,5'n.
. Centron andL egant entored into n agroement on Boptembor 24,
1969, whereby flenat obtained al of Cntron's rights, title d
interest in VEOP DG-OL. This VECP suggested that a coat caving
could bo realized if uncapped snap fauteners cre asubstituted for
the capped fasteners specified by the Government. Purouant to thiv
agrecr.ent EleUAnt submitted the VOP for the oGovernmemb's canoidermdion,
horcupon the G0 iverrment agreed to pay flegmt royalties for tho VfClU
in aocordanje Ath the pertinent protvision in raogtmi' SBA contraot.
7ha uwcament betv:en Ulegmnt and Contx'on alco provided that
.E.;ant ;ould 1' Cntron £5 )orccnt o all oinou realized under
o jr, -p..?w, P6 (ly e t i4&,f) RET DOCUENT AYALAL
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