B-141958: Oct 16, 1961

TO WALTON-MARCH COMPANY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF OCTOBER 5. TO CONVEY THE IMPRESSION THAT WE FELT THERE WAS NO FAULT TO BE FOUND WITH PAST PROCUREMENT PRACTICES IN THIS AREA. WE DID CONCLUDE THAT THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE TO US WAS SUCH AS TO PRECLUDE A FINDING OF FRAUD OR BAD FAITH ON THE PART OF THOSE INVOLVED. YOU WILL REALIZE AS WE DID. THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH EVIDENCE THERE WAS N...

B-141958: Sep 29, 1961

TO WALTON-MARCH COMPANY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 8. WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIFICATIONS MADE A PART OF THE INVITATIONS WHICH WERE THE SUBJECT OF YOUR PROTEST. THE RECORD DISCLOSES THAT SUCH REQUIREMENTS WERE DRAFTED BY AIR FORCE PERSONNEL UNDER THE ALASKAN AIR COMMAND. THE OBVIOUS NECESSITY TO HAVE AVAILABLE SOME ICE REMOVING MATERIALS FOR USE BY THE SEVERAL AIR BASES IN THE A...

B-141958: Sep 29, 1961

INCORPORATED: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF MARCH 24. THE EXAMINATION BY THE DEPARTMENT AND BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS ESTABLISHED THAT KNOWN CHEMICALS AND COMMERCIAL "BRAND-NAME" FORMULATIONS ARE INJURIOUS TO AIRCRAFT ALLOYS AND ARE DESTRUCTIVE TO CONCRETE RUNWAYS IN VARYING DEGREES AND. THAT THE COMPOUNDS WITH ADDED "INHIBITORS" ARE OF QUESTIONABLE VALUE AND MORE EXPENSIVE THAN TH...