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B-176628(1) 1 (1973-01-24)

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                                       DIGET    K      4~729
.COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                              WASHINGTON, D.C.- 20548


    B-76 6 2
                                                     JAN 2.4 1973




   Carpet and Draperies Contract CWaFIc
   3215 Node Island Avenue
   Mt. Rainier, k1arylaWd 20$22.

        Aoztntiom..  i chad     axrer
                   Presideut

   Cent lann

        'his is in raference to.your letteT of July 26.,: 1972, and subsequent
   correspondence,, in ,hich. yo  prtest 'the asxar  of a. contract to any other
   firm ilnda Soliitation No-.*1~fIC-4l7A677            the ground that
   you received your -bid invitation late- ths -masNg it .irposible for you
   to submit bid samples on tine.

        Although yozr protest 'ee filed blf6re aard o'f. a. contract, award
   was made to*hields.Aas..t.ta-aarr      on Aut... 4, 1972, notwith-
   staading your protest, in accordanAe wath the reluirieitwnta of Federal
   Procreuet Requlatios (VR) 1-2,407,-;8.

        The, solictatio n in question Was isSued or.. Ma 15. 1972, by the
   Federal Supply Setvice of the- General. Services b~nminiatration and called
   for apprtxndat.ly 15,8041 square yards of, carpet in twwr-specially de-
   signed colors',,,the sam yardage in carpet cusKon,' d the installation
   thereof in the few Library JuiI(ing, Uited.States $.avzl Acadey., M#napolis,
   Mlaryland.

        lue to a discrepancy bettnen the c4vammreat control s~splas anud the
   Technical DTeri tio. included in the solicitation, a clarifying amend-
   rent was isued on Jtrne ' 1972, azd the ,iztmefor.bid ope=in was extended
   from June 7, 197.2, to June -15., 1972, in -Order to allow offerors adequate
   tine to prepare .thIr bid s  .les. Seven bids Vera recaived and when they
   were opened on June 15, 1972, you wens the apparent lov bidder.' Aioever,
   althofgh your' bld was received prior to bid opening -tir  - it van not ac-.
   coupaniad by the required bid sas les and vws therefore, rejected as


       .r this rgard, paragrph .5 othe rIB, relatin. to the suz4nsion
   of bid samples, lifted b i d der's that sa~mples in tbe quantitieg, sires,
   et, required for the tea so indicated in the solieitatin had to he






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