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B-135160: May 15, 1958

GENERAL EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND ON SIMILAR PROJECTS" AND WHICH ALSO PERMITTED THEM TO SUBMIT SIMILAR PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE SUBMISSION OF DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE IS FOR CONSIDERATION AS PART AND PARCEL OF THE DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE RATHER THAN AS AN ALTERNATIVE EVALUATION ELECTION. INFORMALITIES AND MINOR IRREGULARITIES IN BIDS WHICH MAY BE WAIVED BY CONTRACTIN...

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B-135160: Mar 31, 1958

1958: REFERENCE IS MADE TO LETTER DATED MARCH 12. THE BIDDER WAS PERMITTED TO BID ON THE BASIS THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL PROVISION OF THE INVITATION. BIDDERS WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT BIDS ON THE BASIS THAT THEY WOULD COMPLY WITH SUCH APPROVAL REQUIREMENT. IT IS REPORTED THAT SINCE NO BIDDER HAD PREVIOUSLY FURNISHED EITHER UNIT AND HAD SECURED FIRST ARTICLE APP...

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B-135160: Jul 28, 1958

INC.: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JULY 2. YOU FURTHER STATE THAT SINCE THE INVITATION WAS AMBIGUOUS. YOUR PROTEST WAS REJECTED BY THE MOBILE AIR MATERIEL AREA WITH THE APPROVAL OF HEADQUARTERS. WE AGREE THAT THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE AIR FORCE WAS ENTIRELY PROPER IN THE LIGHT OF OUR DECISIONS ON THE MATTER. THAT THE INTERPRETATION GIVEN BY THE AIR FORCE TO THE DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE REQUIREM...