B-163161, APR. 19, 1968
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TO GENERAL MCKEE: REFERENCE IS MADE TO A LETTER DATED MARCH 25. ENCLOSED FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS A COPY OF OUR DECISION OF THIS DAY TO G.
B-163161, APR. 19, 1968
TO GENERAL MCKEE:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO A LETTER DATED MARCH 25, 1968, WITH ENCLOSURES, FURNISHING A REPORT ON THE PROTEST BY G. H. TENNANT COMPANY AGAINST BEING HELD NONRESPONSIVE UNDER INVITATION FOR BIDS NO. AL-42-8-3.
ENCLOSED FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS A COPY OF OUR DECISION OF THIS DAY TO G. H. TENNANT COMPANY. FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THAT DECISION, THIS OFFICE WOULD NOT OBJECT TO PAYMENT TO WAYNE MANUFACTURING COMPANY UNDER CONTRACT NO. FA68AL-5567 FOR EQUIPMENT FURNISHED. HOWEVER, WE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF OUR DECISION WHEREIN WE NOTED THE APPARENT INCONGRUITY BETWEEN THE TIME FOR ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS AND THE DELIVERY DATES SET FORTH IN THE INVITATION. IN PARTICULAR, IT WOULD SEEM UNDESIRABLE TO REQUIRE OFFERS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ACCEPTANCE FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS (UNTIL DECEMBER 20, 1967), UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY OFFEREE, WHEN THAT PERIOD WOULD EXCEED THE LATEST REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE (DECEMBER 18, 1967) BY TWO DAYS.