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B-177312 1 (1973-04-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadvt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: .., 0 COMPTROLLER GENERAL. OF THE: UNITED TA'TIS 1.177312 April 19, :1973 Nove, lh fur . .Po4t Office boz 759 &Palo ittop Wfor 94302 Attntion: Stephen W. player, Equtre ' I 9 Further reference is made to your tlagrm dated October 24, 1972, tW subsequimt correupondene, written on behalf of Grmger W qoj Asoclates (Grangaer), in vhich you protot the contmplated award of a contract to Gayston Corporation (Gayston) under request for 7 O24 tI proposals No. D9A900-73-R-1373, Issued by the Defense Electronics Supply Center (DESC), Dayton, Ohio, for the purchaas of electro-,, ii static dischargers and retainers, which reduce static noise in 4C a ,w7 comication systms and are to be Inatalled in supersonic airdraft, The solicitation was issued on October 5, 1972, *. the deadline for receipt of proposals van October 26# 1972. Proposals were received from four firm including ranjer and Gayston. It is your contention that Gayston it: an unqualified offeror and should not be cOnsidered for an award under, this procurament. You base this assertion on the fact that the Guyeton part is a modified subsonic part whoh ha. never bea flight tested on super- sonic airraft; and that evaluation of that Caystont item cannot be considered complete until supersonic flight teating haa bsen accom pliohed. While you acknowledge that ayston's discharge rw-o suecess- fully tested undar n ulated conditions in accordance with M1L STD 810-B, whicht established Air Force standards for the equipment re- quested, you nevertheless maintain that without supersonic in-flight testing It cannot be determin'ed-hat uder any knwn military standard (ML D') or military specifict ion (tiL SPEC) how the Gayston part would actually perform. You state that Gran&ar's past cxporlence has demonstrated some of the problems which can arise without actual in-fliSht testing. By way of illuatration, you point out that a subsonic Granger model discharger modified into a high environmental model, provod to be mechanically unsatisfactory in actual flight tests under supersonic conditions despite succesuful. testing uudor laboratory conditions in accordance with procedures def eAd by IIIL STD 810-B. Q1/Cd6 t IaF & CnJ4A-

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