B-128630, FEB. 19, 1957
Highlights
PETER PLATTEN: FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 16. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS IN QUESTION WERE FOUND TO BE UNNECESSARILY RESTRICTIVE AND THAT INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED TO THE PROCURING ACTIVITY THAT THE INVITATION SHOULD EITHER BE CANCELED FOR SUBSEQUENT REISSUANCE WITH REVISED SPECIFICATIONS. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE PROCURING ACTIVITY SELECTED THE LATTER COURSE OF ACTION AND EXTENDED THE OPENING PERIOD OF THE INVITATION TO FEBRUARY 28. NO FURTHER ACTION ON THE PROTEST APPEARS TO BE REQUIRED BY OUR OFFICE AND THE MATTER WILL BE CONSIDERED AS CLOSED.
B-128630, FEB. 19, 1957
TO MR. PETER PLATTEN:
FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 16, 1957, AND ITS ENCLOSURES, RELATIVE TO THE PROTEST MADE TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICE, STEWART AIR FORCE BASE, ON BEHALF OF THE FISCHER AND PORTER COMPANY CONCERNING THE ALLEGEDLY RESTRICTIVE CHARACTER OF THE SPECIFICATIONS MADE A PART OF INVITATION FOR BIDS NO. 30-603-57-30 FOR PROCUREMENT OF CHLORINATORS.
IN A LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 13, 1957, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS IN QUESTION WERE FOUND TO BE UNNECESSARILY RESTRICTIVE AND THAT INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED TO THE PROCURING ACTIVITY THAT THE INVITATION SHOULD EITHER BE CANCELED FOR SUBSEQUENT REISSUANCE WITH REVISED SPECIFICATIONS, OR THE OPENING TIME EXTENDED FOR A SUFFICIENT PERIOD TO PERMIT THE ISSUANCE OF AN AMENDMENT INCORPORATING NON-RESTRICTIVE SPECIFICATIONS. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE PROCURING ACTIVITY SELECTED THE LATTER COURSE OF ACTION AND EXTENDED THE OPENING PERIOD OF THE INVITATION TO FEBRUARY 28, 1957.
IN VIEW OF SUCH REPORT, NO FURTHER ACTION ON THE PROTEST APPEARS TO BE REQUIRED BY OUR OFFICE AND THE MATTER WILL BE CONSIDERED AS CLOSED.