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B-177288 1 (1972-12-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadszy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DIGFS - L 57 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 8. W. Electronics and anufacturing COrporation Cherry Hill Industrial Center 12 Fellowship Road Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 Attention: Mr. A. Z. Szczepkovski Gentlemen Reference is made to your letter dated December 5 1972, and prior correspondence, protesting against a proposed award ot contract to RCA Corporation (RCA) under request for proposals (IF?) 100383-73-R-OO7T, issued July 14, 1972, by the Departmat of the Navy, Aviation Supply Office (ASO), Thiladelphia, Pennsylvania. The solicitation was issued to RCA and called for various step- ladder quantities of Radio Set Controls, C-50/Asq-85(v), RCA part ft. 8328808-503, plus related data. The control radio sets are scheduled - for installation in the P-1 aircraft. Porsat to 10 U.S.C. 2304(a)(10)/ authority to negotiate a sole source contract with RCA had been issued June 15, 1972, based upon the contracting officer's Determination and Findings that the Governeant did not have the necessary specifioations or drawings to permit comptitive procurement. In this regard, RCA had previously been awarded twO contracts for the subject item and had submitted final drawings under its first contract on May 18, 1972, for Governmnt approval (Contract No. ?*019-7l-C-0190, earded June 1971). These drawings were approved by the Navy on Novcber 15, 1972. Meenwbile, RCA submitted its proposal for this procurement on July 28, 1972, and in addition, your firm submitted an unsolicited pro- posal on that date, with a request that the procurlAg activity furnish your firm with a oat of RCA drawings or a sample unit. By letter dated August 18, 1972,, your firm withdrew its request for the RCA drawings or smap).e unit. Hoever, by letter dated October 10, 1972), ASO rejected your proposal on the basis that, While you have offered jhe required) delivery beginning in 180 days, certain requirements not specified in the IP, e.g. first article testing* would prevent you from meting that oommutment and would in fact delay delivery long beyond that point. A protest to this Office followed. rbt *. . . . . . . . . 4 ~.,a . . ,. ''-..- .....................................

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