B-146080, JUN. 6, 1963
Highlights
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION: REFERENCE IS MADE TO LETTERS OF NOVEMBER 7. THERE ARE ENCLOSED FOR YOUR INFORMATION COPIES OF OUR LETTERS OF TODAY TO THE JAMES H. IT SEEMS TO US THAT MUCH OF THE CONFUSION AND PROLONGED AND UNNECESSARY DELAY INCIDENT TO THE ACQUISITION IN THIS INSTANCE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THERE BEEN IN EFFECT CONTROLLING REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE LEASING AND ASSIGNING GENERAL PURPOSE SPACE FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 205 (C) OF THE FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT OF 1949. WE BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DESIRABLE AND WOULD HAVE AVOIDED MUCH OF THE DELAY AND CRITICISM OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN IN THIS CASE IF THE BIDDERS HAD BEEN FURNISHED A CITATION TO THE AUTHORITY FOR INITIATING NEGOTIATIONS AT THE TIME THE REQUESTS FOR NEGOTIATED PROPOSALS WERE ISSUED.
B-146080, JUN. 6, 1963
TO THE ADMINISTRATOR, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO LETTERS OF NOVEMBER 7, 1962, AND APRIL 19, 1963, FROM THE COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE, CONCERNING THE PROTEST FILED INCIDENT TO THE AWARD OF A LEASE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO THE CALLEGARI-KAHN COMPANY FOR THE BUILDING PROPOSED TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, FOR OCCUPANCY BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
THERE ARE ENCLOSED FOR YOUR INFORMATION COPIES OF OUR LETTERS OF TODAY TO THE JAMES H. MICHAEL AND D-ARCY LECK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, THEKNUTSON COMPANY AND THE GREEN MANOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY CONCERNING THEIR PROTEST.
IT SEEMS TO US THAT MUCH OF THE CONFUSION AND PROLONGED AND UNNECESSARY DELAY INCIDENT TO THE ACQUISITION IN THIS INSTANCE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THERE BEEN IN EFFECT CONTROLLING REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE LEASING AND ASSIGNING GENERAL PURPOSE SPACE FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 205 (C) OF THE FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT OF 1949. SEE IN THIS REGARD OUR LETTER TO YOU, OF FEBRUARY 5, 1962, B-147043. ALSO, WE BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DESIRABLE AND WOULD HAVE AVOIDED MUCH OF THE DELAY AND CRITICISM OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN IN THIS CASE IF THE BIDDERS HAD BEEN FURNISHED A CITATION TO THE AUTHORITY FOR INITIATING NEGOTIATIONS AT THE TIME THE REQUESTS FOR NEGOTIATED PROPOSALS WERE ISSUED.