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B-152031, AUG. 30, 1963

B-152031 Aug 30, 1963
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YOU INDICATE THAT YOU ARE IN DISAGREEMENT WITH OUR DECISION B-152031 OF AUGUST 1. BECAUSE YOU FEEL THAT IT IS BASED ON TECHNICALITIES. IT SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN TECHNICAL RULES THAT GOVERN PROCUREMENTS PUT OUT FOR CONTRACT UNDER FORMAL ADVERTISING PROCEDURES BY THE GOVERNMENT. DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY MATERIAL MATTER WHICH INDICATES WHEREIN THOSE TECHNICAL RULES WHICH APPLY TO ALL BIDDERS THAT BID FOR FORMALLY ADVERTISED PROCUREMENTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. IF YOU HAVE SUCH INFORMATION THAT YOU CARE TO SUBMIT. OUR OFFICE WILL CONSIDER IT. ON THE BASIS OF THE PRESENT RECORD WE DO NOT CONSIDER THAT ANY FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED BY OUR OFFICE.

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B-152031, AUG. 30, 1963

TO MR. IRVING ADLER:

IN LETTER OF AUGUST 7, 1963, YOU INDICATE THAT YOU ARE IN DISAGREEMENT WITH OUR DECISION B-152031 OF AUGUST 1, 1963, BECAUSE YOU FEEL THAT IT IS BASED ON TECHNICALITIES.

HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN TECHNICAL RULES THAT GOVERN PROCUREMENTS PUT OUT FOR CONTRACT UNDER FORMAL ADVERTISING PROCEDURES BY THE GOVERNMENT. YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 7, 1963, DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY MATERIAL MATTER WHICH INDICATES WHEREIN THOSE TECHNICAL RULES WHICH APPLY TO ALL BIDDERS THAT BID FOR FORMALLY ADVERTISED PROCUREMENTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED.

IF YOU HAVE SUCH INFORMATION THAT YOU CARE TO SUBMIT, OUR OFFICE WILL CONSIDER IT, BUT, IN THE MEANTIME, ON THE BASIS OF THE PRESENT RECORD WE DO NOT CONSIDER THAT ANY FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED BY OUR OFFICE.

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