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B-193064 1 (1979-04-05)

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                        THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION                OF  THE   UNITED STATES
                   WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548



FILE:  B-193064               DATE:  April 5, 1979

MATTER  OF:  Worcester Electrical Associates


DIGEST:


1.  Specification requiring bidders to submit
    Underwriter Laboratories (UL) listing cards
    on equipment being offered involve matter
    of responsiveness rather than responsibility
    since purpose of requirement was to enable
    agency to evaluate bids to determine whether
    products being offered conformed to indus-
    try recognized standards of safety and
    performance.


2.  Where bidder offers equipment that meets
    IFB's UL listing card requirement but fails
      tgAbmitLUL cards with .bid as pro fTh~f
    this compliance, suchdeficiency is minor
    informality which can be cured after bid
    opening.


3.   rotester is    entitled to  i  prepara-
    tion costs    e Government     not acte-
    arbitrarily or capriciousl in allowing
    successful bidder t      minor infor-
    mality in bi

    Worcester  Electrical Associates (Worcester) pro-
tests the award of a contract ro SESCo., Inc. (SES),L?-6
under project No. 78-002 -issd by the Veterans Adminis-
tratioMa aia1  Center (VA), Bedford, Massachuset.s

     The solicitation requeste:d bids for audio/visual
nurse call and radio entertainment systems to be
installed in several buildings at the VA Hospital,
Bedford, Massachusetts. Of the four bids received,
SES's offer of $132,543 was low while Worcester's
offer of $160,250 was third low.


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