B-150379, DEC. 19, 1962
Highlights
TO DEMOCRAT PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR TELEGRAM OF DECEMBER 5. THERE IS ENCLOSED A COPY OF OUR LETTER OF TODAY TO THAT COMPANY ADVISING THAT THERE IS NO BASIS TO QUESTION THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE LETTER SHOWS THE BASIS FOR THE AWARD AND ANSWERS YOUR PROTEST EXCEPT FOR THE SUGGESTION THAT IF AWARD BE MADE TO RICH PRINTING COMPANY EACH ORDER BE PRICED UNDER THE VARIOUS BIDS AND THE ORDER BE ISSUED TO THE FIRM WITH THE LOWEST PRICE FOR THE PARTICULAR ORDER. - BASIS OF AWARD) PROVIDES THAT ALL THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WILL BE OFFERED TO THE LOWEST BIDDER AND THAT THE OBLIGATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE IN THE CASE OF OTHER THAN THE LOWEST BID WILL BE LIMITED TO THE QUANTITIES NEEDED IN EXCESS OF QUANTITIES ACCEPTED BY THE LOWEST BIDDER.
B-150379, DEC. 19, 1962
TO DEMOCRAT PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR TELEGRAM OF DECEMBER 5, 1962, PROTESTING THE AWARD MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE TO RICH PRINTING COMPANY UNDER INVITATION FOR BIDS COVERING PROGRAM NO. 304.
THE LITHO PRESS, INCORPORATED, ALSO PROTESTED THE AWARD MADE, AND THERE IS ENCLOSED A COPY OF OUR LETTER OF TODAY TO THAT COMPANY ADVISING THAT THERE IS NO BASIS TO QUESTION THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE LETTER SHOWS THE BASIS FOR THE AWARD AND ANSWERS YOUR PROTEST EXCEPT FOR THE SUGGESTION THAT IF AWARD BE MADE TO RICH PRINTING COMPANY EACH ORDER BE PRICED UNDER THE VARIOUS BIDS AND THE ORDER BE ISSUED TO THE FIRM WITH THE LOWEST PRICE FOR THE PARTICULAR ORDER.
THE INVITATION FOR BIDS AND THE RESULTING CONTRACT (PAGE 11--- BASIS OF AWARD) PROVIDES THAT ALL THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WILL BE OFFERED TO THE LOWEST BIDDER AND THAT THE OBLIGATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE IN THE CASE OF OTHER THAN THE LOWEST BID WILL BE LIMITED TO THE QUANTITIES NEEDED IN EXCESS OF QUANTITIES ACCEPTED BY THE LOWEST BIDDER. THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO COMPLY WITH YOUR SUGGESTION.