B-143383, SEP. 30, 1960
Highlights
TO UNION SPECIAL MACHINE COMPANY: FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 29. IT IS STATED THAT THE INFORMATION FOUND IN THE FILE DOES NOT ESTABLISH THE CORRECTNESS OR THE INCORRECTNESS OF YOUR STATEMENT THAT . IT IS STATED FURTHER IN OUR DECISION THAT IF IT BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE THAT YOUR ABOVE QUOTED STATEMENT IS CORRECT THE MACHINES OFFERED BY WILLCOX AND GIBBS WOULD NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INVITATION AND ITS BID SHOULD BE DISREGARDED AS NONRESPONSIVE. IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE MACHINES OFFERED BY WILLCOX AND GIBBS ARE NOT DISCONTINUED MODELS ITS BID WOULD BE FOR CONSIDERATION IN MAKING THE AWARD. THE QUESTION OF FACT WILL BE DETERMINED AND THE MATTER DISPOSED OF BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ON THE BASIS OF THE VIEWS SET FORTH IN OUR DECISION OF TODAY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE.
B-143383, SEP. 30, 1960
TO UNION SPECIAL MACHINE COMPANY:
FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 29, 1960, PROTESTING AGAINST THE POSSIBLE AWARD TO WILLCOX AND GIBBS SEWING MACHINE COMPANY UNDER INVITATION FOR BIDS NO. 36-600-60-487 ISSUED BY HEADQUARTERS, MIDDLETOWN AIR MATERIEL AREA, OLMSTED AIR FORCE BASE, PENNSYLVANIA, FOR FURNISHING SEWING MACHINES.
IN OUR DECISION OF TODAY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, IT IS STATED THAT THE INFORMATION FOUND IN THE FILE DOES NOT ESTABLISH THE CORRECTNESS OR THE INCORRECTNESS OF YOUR STATEMENT THAT ,WILLCOX AND GIBBS DISCONTINUED SOME TIME AGO THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPLETE MACHINES STYLE 802 A-3-1/4.' IT IS STATED FURTHER IN OUR DECISION THAT IF IT BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE THAT YOUR ABOVE QUOTED STATEMENT IS CORRECT THE MACHINES OFFERED BY WILLCOX AND GIBBS WOULD NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INVITATION AND ITS BID SHOULD BE DISREGARDED AS NONRESPONSIVE; BUT IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE MACHINES OFFERED BY WILLCOX AND GIBBS ARE NOT DISCONTINUED MODELS ITS BID WOULD BE FOR CONSIDERATION IN MAKING THE AWARD. THEREFORE, THE QUESTION OF FACT WILL BE DETERMINED AND THE MATTER DISPOSED OF BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ON THE BASIS OF THE VIEWS SET FORTH IN OUR DECISION OF TODAY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE.