B-140338: Aug 11, 1959

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JULY 27. YOU REPORT THAT THERE WAS SOME DELAY IN DELIVERY IN THIS CASE BUT THAT NO ACTION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DELAYED DELIVERY WAS TAKEN BY YOUR DENVER OFFICE EITHER PRIOR TO OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE SHIPMENT AT ITS DESTINATION. IS IS YOUR VIEW THAT LATENESS IN DELIVERY DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISSUE IN THIS MATTER. T...

B-140338: Feb 02, 1961

PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SHIPPED IN THE TYPE OF CONTAINERS REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT. THE CONTRACTOR WAS ENTITLED TO A TEN DAY PERIOD IN WHICH TO ATTEMPT TO MEET THE PACKAGING SPECIFICATIONS. SINCE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AT DENVER TERMINATED THE CONTRACT WITHOUT ALLOWING THE PERIOD OF TIME TO WHICH THE CONTRACTOR WAS ENTITLED. YOU SUGGEST THAT THE EFFECT OF OUR DECISION WAS THAT THE CONTRACT W...