B-208159.9, MAR 7, 1986, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL

B-208159.9, MAR 7, 1986, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL

PRECIS-UNAVAILABLE

THE HONORABLE DAVID PRYOR:

UNITED STATES SENATE

WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 20, 1986, CONCERNING THE INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO YOU AS TO PROTESTS FILED WITH OUR OFFICE.

AS AGREED WITH MR. WHEELER OF YOUR STAFF, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH:

1. DATA PERTAINING TO PROTEST DECISIONS AND WITHDRAWALS OF PROTESTS DURING THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 15, 1985 THROUGH JANUARY 14, 1986.

2. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PROTESTERS FILING PROTESTS ON PROCUREMENTS WHICH WE HAVE CATEGORIZED AS ADPE PROCUREMENTS, TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF WHETHER THE PROTESTS WERE SUSTAINED, DENIED OR WITHDRAWN FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD.

3. FOR PROTESTS IN CATEGORY 2, OUR FILE NUMBER (B-NUMBER) AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFYING MATERIAL WHICH WILL ASSIST YOU IN YOUR COST ANALYSIS.

WE WILL GIVE YOU THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PROTESTER ITSELF, EVEN IN CASES WHERE THE PROTESTER WAS REPRESENTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL. COUNSEL WHO REPRESENTED THE PROTESTER BEFORE OUR OFFICE MAY NO LONGER BE REPRESENTING THE PROTESTER AND COUNSEL'S VIEWS ON A PARTICULAR PROTEST MAY NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE PROTESTER.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR ASSURANCE THAT INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS MADE BY ANY PROTESTER TO YOUR OFFICE WOULD NOT BE PUBLICLY RELEASED WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE PROTESTER. WE ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR ASSURANCE THAT YOU WOULD SHARE WITH US THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS REACHED BEFORE THEY ARE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC.

MR. RANDY BYLE OF OUR OFFICE WILL CONTACT MR. WHEELER AND MS. GRESSEL WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE INFORMATION.