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B-133893, NOV. 1, 1957

B-133893 Nov 01, 1957
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TO THE CONSOLIDATED DIESEL ELECTRIC CORPORATION: FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR TELEGRAM OF SEPTEMBER 25. OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION THAT AWARD WAS MADE TO YOU ON SEPTEMBER 30. IT IS STATED THAT. WHILE SOON CONCERN INITIALLY WAS EXPRESSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AS TO WHETHER THE ENGINES OFFERED WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS. SINCE IT NOW APPEARS THAT YOUR PROTEST OF SEPTEMBER 25 WAS PREMATURE. WE WILL CONSIDER SUCH PROTEST AS HAVING BEEN WITHDRAWN AND AS NOT REQUIRING ANY FURTHER ACTION BY OUR OFFICE.

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B-133893, NOV. 1, 1957

TO THE CONSOLIDATED DIESEL ELECTRIC CORPORATION:

FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR TELEGRAM OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1957, PROTESTING ANY AWARD MADE BY THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, UNDER INVITATION TO BID NO. 8-3038B1 FOR VARIOUS ITEMS OF ENGINE GENERATORS.

OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION THAT AWARD WAS MADE TO YOU ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1957, ON ITEM 1 OF SCHEDULE I AND OF ITEMS 1 AND 2 OF SCHEDULES II. IT IS STATED THAT, WHILE SOON CONCERN INITIALLY WAS EXPRESSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AS TO WHETHER THE ENGINES OFFERED WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS, A LATER EVALUATION OF YOUR BID AND ATTACHMENTS SATISFIED THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THE ENGINES OFFERED BY YOU WOULD FULLY MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS.

SINCE IT NOW APPEARS THAT YOUR PROTEST OF SEPTEMBER 25 WAS PREMATURE, WE WILL CONSIDER SUCH PROTEST AS HAVING BEEN WITHDRAWN AND AS NOT REQUIRING ANY FURTHER ACTION BY OUR OFFICE.

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