B-118405: Jan 27, 1956

INC.: ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS MADE OF YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 3. AS TO WHICH YOU ALLEGEDLY WERE THE LOW BIDDER. BE THAT AS IT MAY THE RECORD OTHERWISE DISCLOSES THAT THIS AWARD WAS MADE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER ON SEVERAL ITEMS OF THE INVITATION UPON THE BASIS OF ITS PROMISE OF DELIVERY WITHIN 7 TO 14 DAYS. IT HAS BEEN ADMINISTRATIVELY REPORTED THAT TIME OF DELIVERY WAS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN MAKING THE AW...

B-118405: Sep 27, 1955

INC.: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 15. AMONG THE ENCLOSURES WITH YOUR LETTER WAS A COPY OF A LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 1. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPERO REFLECTOR AND SOCKET AS SUBMITTED WAS NOT COMPARABLE TO THE SAMPLE SPECIFICATION ITEM ON HAND. FOR THE INDUSTRIAL TYPE SERVICE FOR WHICH THESE FIXTURES WERE TO BE USED. "WE BELIEVE THAT THE CONTRACT AS MADE WAS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOU...

B-118405: Nov 28, 1955

INC.: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 24. PROTESTING THE FINDING OR DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE DELAYS WHICH WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TERMINATION OF YOUR CONTRACT NO. WERE NOT EXCUSABLE WITHIN THE MEANING OF PARAGRAPH 11 (B) OF ITS GENERAL PROVISIONS. DELIVERY OF THE SUPPLIES WAS TO HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 31. THE STIPULATED CONTRAC...

B-118405: Mar 06, 1956

INC.: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 16. OF NEW YORK CITY WAS PREDICATED UPON THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT THE BID OF THAT COMPANY WAS THE ONLY ONE WHICH HAD BEEN RECEIVED IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE AT THE TIME OF OPENING OF THE BIDS AT 9: 00 A.M. WHICH SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED THAT "NO BID * * * RECEIVED AFTER THE TIME SET FOR OPENING WILL BE CONSIDERED. " UNLESS IT BE DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNME...

B-118405: Apr 05, 1956

INC.: YOUR PROTEST THAT YOU WERE NOT AWARDED ITEMS NOS. 35. THE RESULTS OF WHICH ARE SET FORTH IN A STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT. WHICH READS IN PERTINENT PART: "LISTED BELOW ARE ITEMS IN QUESTION: TABLE ITEM NO. 35 LOW BID: MANHATTAN LIGHTING CO. $6.65 EA. TOTAL $360.00 DIFFERENCE OF $32.76 IN TOTAL AMOUNT NOTE: MANHATTAN LIGHTING EQUIPMENT CO.'S...

B-118405: Aug 24, 1955

INC.: FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF APRIL 11. THE BASIS OF YOUR PROTEST WAS THAT YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED SUFFICIENT TIME IN WHICH TO REPLACE THE QUANTITY OF SUPPLIES SHIPPED UNDER THE CONTRACT AND REJECTED FOR FAILURE TO MEET SPECIFICATION. 12 AND 13 WAS MADE ON FEBRUARY 4. THAT PURCHASE ORDER NO. 55-D-7453 WAS ISSUED ON THAT DATE. THAT DELIVERY WAS DUE AT DESTINATION ON FEBRUARY 23. YO...

B-118405: Mar 06, 1956

INC.: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 14. YOUR PROPOSAL ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET DESCRIBED IN THE INVITATION REFERRED TO WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO THE TERMS THEREOF IN THAT IT WAS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE FORM ENTITLED "EXCEPTIONS TO SPECIFICATIONS. " IN WHICH YOU WERE REQUIRED TO INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PROPOSAL COMPLIED WITH ALL CONDITIONS OF THE ADVERTISEMENT AND...

B-118405: May 08, 1956

INC.: FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 25. WHEREIN YOU PROTEST AGAINST WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN UNFAIR TREATMENT ACCORDED YOU BY THE GENTILE AIR FORCE. THE BASIS OF YOUR PROTEST IS THAT NEITHER YOU NOR YOUR SUPPLIER. RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO BID IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROCUREMENT ALTHOUGH THE DEPOT WAS APPRISED OF YOUR DESIRE TO SUBMIT BIDS. CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING PERTINE...