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B-176716 1 (1973-04-16)

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            WI            COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
     4PI %,. ,WASINGTON, DC.                     054P



            B-176716                        April 16, 1973        r)  0



            Emerson and Cuming, Inc.
            • licrowave Products Division
            59 Walpole Street
            Canton, Massachusetts  02021

                Attention: Mr. David A, Stuntz
                            Treasurer

            Gontlemen:

                Reference is made to your telogran of August 8, 1972# and
            subsequent correspondence, protesting the rejection of your bid an
            nonresponsive under invitation for bids (IF) ?o, P33615-72-B-1940,
            issued at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on arch 20, 1972.

                The XVB described the work required as follows:

   gpq           T7his procurement is being initiated to update and improve
   --            the measurement uapubility of the existing research and
                development facility 'Known as TAPA (Three-dimensional
                Antenna Pattern Analyzer).  The facility is located in
   <the north end of Bldg 821, Area B. ohich is situated on
                National Road,

           The clause entitled Requirement for Descriptive Literatu're had boon
   LIt      deleted from the initial solicitation, but by modification No, P00002,
   =        dated April 14, 1972, such clause was made part of the IFB, Seven
           bids were received, and opened on May 17, 1472o The low bid thereunder
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   CO)      was submitted by Emerson. Each biddnr's descriptive literature was
           technically reviewed with the result that only tvo bidders were found
           to )rnve submitted literature indicnting corpliatce with both the
           electrcnagnetic and structural requirements of the ItB. The low bids
           of Emerson and C & N Industrial Ma~itenance, Incorporated, were deter-
           mined to be deficient in areas for which descriptive literature was
           required--Emerson on the structural aspecti and C & N on the electro-
           magnetic requirements.  Consequently, award was made to the third
           lowest bidder, Easterr, Microwave Corporation, on June 19, 1972. The
           unsuccessful bidders were notified accordingly by letters dated June 21,
           1972, from the contracting officer.

                 Emerson, by TUX dated June 23, 1972, notified the contracting
            officer of its formal protest of the awtud. Thin vas followed by


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