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B-184627 1 (1976-11-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagws0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 742 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNIT0D STATES WA$HINGTON. DC. Z058. -,'W B-184627 NO 18976 The Honorable Richard L. Roudebush Administrator, Veterans Administration Dear Mr. Roudebush: This is with reference to your letter of September 15, 1976, apparently in response to our request to be kept informed of the steps taken to preclude a recurrence of the procurement deficien- cies noted in our decision in G. A. Braun, Incorporated, B-184627,v August 6, 1976. 76-2 CPD 131, In this decision we held that the Veterans Administration (VA) erred in purchasing laundry equip- ment from the Pollerin Milnor Corporation on a sole source basis where the contracting officer's findings indicated that several manufacturers could satisfy the Government's needs. We further noted that the record did not support use of negotiation procedures under the exception for research and development contracts, 41 U.S.C. § 252(c)(1) (1970)t-r_ Your letter states that your interpretation of the decision is that there were two main issues as follows; 1. Negotiation of a sole-source procurement of laundry equipment was not proper since the con- tract prescribed no test procedures or reports; and, 2. Several manufacturers could satisfy the Government's needs with a washer/extractor automated laundry system. You then pointed out that the purchase order to Pellerin Mlnor Corporation provided for inspection and acceptance procedures, warranties and legal remedies if the equipment does not perform. Your interpretation of our decision is not precisely in accord with the meaning we sought to convey. The main issue was the II

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