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B-125949, NOV. 3, 1955

B-125949 Nov 03, 1955
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EDUCATION AND ELFARE: FORWARDED HEREWITH IS A COPY OF A LETTER DATED OCTOBER 31. ON THE GROUND THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS NOT ONLY ARE DISCRIMINATORY TO THIS PARTICULAR BIDDER BUT ARE HIGHLY RESTRICTIVE IN THAT THEY DESCRIBE A PRODUCT WHICH ONLY ONE MANUFACTURER CAN FURNISH. IT IS REQUESTED THAT. THIS OFFICE HAS NO PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE MERITS OF THE PROTEST BUT EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO FORWARD AN EARLY REPLY TO THIS REQUEST SO AS TO MINIMIZE THE CONSEQUENCES OF POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF THE CONTRACT IN THE EVENT AN AWARD HAS BEEN MADE AND IT BE DETERMINED THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IN THAT RESPECT WAS IN ERROR. THIS PROTEST WAS THE SUBJECT OF A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION TODAY BETWEEN OUR MR.

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B-125949, NOV. 3, 1955

TO MR. DONALD R. WATSON, CHIEF, PROCUREMENT SECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ELFARE:

FORWARDED HEREWITH IS A COPY OF A LETTER DATED OCTOBER 31, 1955, WITH ENCLOSURES, FROM EDWARDS COMPANY, INC., PROTESTING THE USE OF SPECIFICATIONS UNDER INVITATION NO. X128-10-17-55, ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, ON THE GROUND THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS NOT ONLY ARE DISCRIMINATORY TO THIS PARTICULAR BIDDER BUT ARE HIGHLY RESTRICTIVE IN THAT THEY DESCRIBE A PRODUCT WHICH ONLY ONE MANUFACTURER CAN FURNISH.

IT IS REQUESTED THAT, WITH THE RETURN OF THE COPY OF THE LETTER AND ITS ENCLOSURES, A FULL REPORT BE FURNISHED WITH RESPECT TO THE PROTEST, TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE INVITATION FOR BIDS, AN ABSTRACT OF THE BIDS RECEIVED AND A REFERENCE TO THE CONTRACT AWARDED TO THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER, GIVING THE NUMBER AND DATE OF THE CONTRACT, IF AN AWARD NOW HAS BEEN MADE.

THIS OFFICE HAS NO PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE MERITS OF THE PROTEST BUT EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO FORWARD AN EARLY REPLY TO THIS REQUEST SO AS TO MINIMIZE THE CONSEQUENCES OF POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF THE CONTRACT IN THE EVENT AN AWARD HAS BEEN MADE AND IT BE DETERMINED THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IN THAT RESPECT WAS IN ERROR.

THIS PROTEST WAS THE SUBJECT OF A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION TODAY BETWEEN OUR MR. J. E. WELCH AND YOUR MR. R. J. COLTON.

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